The global search for the most intelligent animals has become one of science’s most captivating pursuits. From jungles to oceans to treetops, researchers are continually discovering surprising new ...

Precocial animals, the ones that move autonomously within hours after hatching or birth, have many biases they are born with that help them survive, finds a new paper led by Queen Mary University of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many animals have been studied and observed to have an incredible capacity for intelligence. Some of the most commonly cited ...

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A new special issue in Acta Ethologica explores the diverse ways animals think, learn, and interact, revealing 'intellectual ...

These icons have changed people's understanding of intelligence. June 9, 2008 — -- Throughout history, intelligence has often been considered a quality unique to humans. Influential thinkers, ...

Foxes are described as “dog hardware running cat software.” These animals are incredible problem solvers, build extremely detailed mental maps of their environment, and can recognize individuals. Over ...

Many animals have been studied and observed to have an incredible capacity for intelligence. Some of the most commonly cited examples of animal intelligence come from animals including primates, ...