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Contagious yawning in geladas
Yawning is a common phenomenon among vertebrates. Despite its widespread occurrence, the function of yawning remains a mystery 1. Indeed, yawning has been suggested as (i) a cooling mechanism for the … more →
beast ape and the bleeding heart baboons
Animals and emotions: Marc Bekoff online resources
animalrightshub wrote 2 weeks ago: There has been a lot of interest in Marc Bekoff following his recent visit. Below is a selection of … more →
Contagious yawning in geladas
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Beast Ape wrote 3 weeks ago: Yawning is a common phenomenon among vertebrates. Despite its widespread occurrence, the function of … more →
Does simply being around dogs or owning dogs indicate knowledge of dog behavior? (follow up)
joyce kesling wrote 1 month ago: NOT REALLY VERY FUNNY November 4, 2009 Joyce Kesling, CDBC I’m beginning to read Alexandra Horowitz’ … more →
Any ideas? Altruism: how might our relationship with our dogs fit?
joyce kesling wrote 6 months ago: I’m searching my mind data bank, and drawing a blank, I’m looking for something I can write ab … more →
A year (almost) in the field
Beast Ape wrote 11 months ago: My friend and colleague’s final essay in Nature’s post-doc journal has been published this week. You … more →
Avian Inspiration: Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo
imaginalinstitute wrote 11 months ago: Somehow I seem to have landed on a dancing theme! But from dancing galaxies to dancing painters, I b … more →
Do Primates Have Self-Control?
humanheuristics wrote 1 year ago: Despite our many lapses, humans still manage to show remarkable self-control. We pass up a tempting … more →
Monkey-Controlled Robot
humanheuristics wrote 1 year ago: Researchers in the U.S. and Japan successfully synched up a monkey’s brain with a robot across … more →
Chimpanzee Memory
humanheuristics wrote 1 year ago: At the Primate Research Institute in Japan, Ai is a chimpanzee in her thirties who has been involved … more →
Dolphin Language
humanheuristics wrote 1 year ago: The Telegraph (Dec 2007) has a story on Liz Hawkins’ research into dolphin communication which … more →
Videobreak: Dolphin bubble play
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thingsbreak wrote 1 year ago: I’m traveling for the next 6 days, so posting will be infrequent-to-nonexistent. … more →
Chinese Room 2.0: The Monkey-Logic Room
Michael Sinanian wrote 1 year ago: Searle’s Chinese Room argument demonstrates that a Strong-AI machine would lack the proper skills ne … more →
Paper wasps never forget, sort of
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Beast Ape wrote 1 year ago: An elephant may never forget, but paper wasps (Polistes fuscatus) can remember fights with other was … more →
If it feels good, do it (for capuchins)
Beast Ape wrote 1 year ago: Research published this week in PNAS suggests that capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) engage in “prosoc … more →
Einstein the Parrot: Talking and Squawking
Stephen wrote 1 year ago: This is five minutes of entertainment from TED Talks: Einstein the Parrot is an African Grey, a spec … more →
Magpie sees itself in mirror and realizes it is not a chimpanzee
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Beast Ape wrote 1 year ago: Big news in the study of animal cognition was published this week in PLoS Biology. Magpies (Pica pic … more →
Videobreak: Intelligent Crows
thingsbreak wrote 1 year ago: Hacker Joshua Klein and world-famous naturalist Sir David Attenborough with two short videos on the … more →
Human and Animal Cognition
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Ergo wrote 1 year ago: This Harvard University study seems to suggest that scientists are finally catching up to the insigh … more →
We are not the only thinking animals
Guru wrote 1 year ago: D Balasubramanian, in his fortnightly Speaking of Science column in the Hindu, summarises some of th … more →
