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Animal behaviour

It makes perfect scents — why our dogs love to play with smelly rubbish

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It makes perfect scents — why our dogs love to play with smelly rubbish

By Nancy Dreschel

A mew perspective: Do cats and dogs ‘understand’ us — here are the tell-tail signs

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A mew perspective: Do cats and dogs ‘understand’ us — here are the tell-tail signs

By Quixi Sonntag

Beyond horse whispering: The journey to becoming an equine healer

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Beyond horse whispering: The journey to becoming an equine healer

By Sarah Hoek

Macaque monkeys' social networks shrink with age, echoing a pattern observed in elderly humans – new research suggests

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Macaque monkeys' social networks shrink with age, echoing a pattern observed in elderly humans – new research suggests

By Erin Siracusa and Noah Snyder-Mackler

Early trauma affects an elephant’s ability to assess threat from lions – new research

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Early trauma affects an elephant’s ability to assess threat from lions – new research

By Graeme Shannon

We’ve discovered why some whales stop feeding in response to the sound of sonar

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We’ve discovered why some whales stop feeding in response to the sound of sonar

By Patrick Miller, Charlotte Cure and Saana Isojunno

Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl in the sky? A biologist explains the science of murmurations

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Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl in the sky? A biologist explains the science of murmurations

By Tom Langen

Birds’ feeding habits are affected by their personality and self-control – new research

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Birds’ feeding habits are affected by their personality and self-control – new research

By John Quinn and Jenny Coomes

Male mosquitoes don’t want your blood, but they still find you very attractive

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Male mosquitoes don’t want your blood, but they still find you very attractive

By Perran Ross