Environment
Cuckoos mimic the sound of musk hogs to avoid being eaten
The ground cuckoo makes a noise very similar to that used by pig-like peccaries to warn off predatory cats, which could be evidence of acoustic mimicry
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Environment
Fish recognise friends and foes through their unique faces
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Environment
Monkey mafia steal your stuff, then sell it back for a cracker
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Vultures smear their faces in red mud which they use as makeup
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Chimps pass on sponge drinking trick like a family tradition
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Environment
Squid and octopus can edit and direct their own brain genes
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Environment
Apes can see things from your perspective and help you out
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Humans
Inside knowledge: Why we like to know useless stuff
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Humans
Inside knowledge: What’s really going on in the minds of animals
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Environment
Dogs use deception to get what they want from humans (a sausage)
Who needs enemies with friends like these? Human鈥檚 best friend can be sneaky and manipulative 鈥� and all for a tasty treat
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Sociable woodpeckers that cooperate have evolved smaller brains
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Bees learn to play golf and show off how clever they really are
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Synchronised swimming seems to make dolphins more optimistic
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Life
We know we are 鈥� but what else is conscious too?
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