So a cow can use a stick to scratch its backside. When will we learn that humans are really not that special? | Helen Pilcher ⊕
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Veronika’s improvised grooming device has caused great surprise – but that tells us more about humans than cows
I have a farmer friend who regularly regales me with colourful stories of her cattle. Ta…
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Penguins hand over pebbles; scorpionflies give spitballs. But I’m hankering after a sea sponge presented by a dolphin
This Christmas morning, are you worried you didn’t choose quite the right gift for…
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Humans have been selectively breeding animals for millennia. If we can help species survive by tweaking their DNA in a lab, I say bring it on
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If we really want to grasp what animals are ‘saying’, we need to understand their communication on their terms, not ours
Another day, another cute story about how dogs can grasp elements of human lang…
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Even if we don’t develop long sticky tongues and a taste for termites, we can still learn a lot from these remarkable creatures
Who doesn’t love an anteater? I mean, apart from ants, obviously. With t…
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The pups are cute – and great for PR – but they’re modified grey wolves. The real work is being done with their red cousins
I’ve been waiting for this. Ever since researchers almost brought a wild goa…
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