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Pets
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Cows Are Smarter Than You Think

Humans perceive edible animals as unintelligent and companion animals as intelligent, influenced by cultural beliefs and justifications for factory farming.
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fromArs Technica
3 months ago

Meet Veronika, the tool-using cow

A Swiss brown cow named Veronika uses sticks as multipurpose tools to scratch herself, indicating cow cognition has been underestimated.
US politics
fromFuturism
3 months ago

Man Trains Crows to Attack MAGA Hats

A man trained crows to remove and attack red MAGA hats by baiting them with food, demonstrating crow intelligence and creative anti-MAGA protest tactics.
Science
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Opinion: Remembering Ai, a remarkably intelligent chimpanzee

Ai, a West African-born chimpanzee at Kyoto University's Primate Research Institute, displayed exceptional cognitive abilities and died of natural causes at age 49.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
10 months ago

What Can We Learn From Chimpanzees?

Chimpanzee development mirrors human learning and socialization intricately.
Young chimps have superior visual memory compared to humans.
Chimpanzees display culture and compassion, challenging perceptions of animal intelligence.
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