I’m not hunting wabbits
Had Elmer Fudd been around when the Neanderthals walked the earth, he would have been very disappointed to find they were not, in fact, hunting rabbits. At least according to […]
Category Archives: Behavior
That’s one romantic octopus
If your girlfriend tries to eat or kill you during sex, you’ll probably tend to steer clear of her sharp, pointy beak. Not a problem for you? Oh that’s right, […]
The capuchin knows what you did
…and it’s very disappointed in you. If you thought a monkey would never judge you for being selfish or unhelpful, you thought wrong. Researchers at the University of Stirling in Scotland […]
The science of the thank you
The Oscars are coming up this weekend, a night so perfectly choreographed and polished to a high sheen that it’s basically a multi-million dollar wedding cake. But it can also […]
‘Super mega-pod’ of dolphins
The coast of San Diego got about 100,000 new visitors last week, though they won’t be checking out the famous zoo. Capt. Joe Dutra of sightseeing company Hornblower Cruises and […]
Mirror mirror in the trees, is that a leopard that I see?
We use mirrors to fix our hair and make sure we don’t change lanes into another car on the highway. Some people use them to measure cats’ intelligence. As exhibited […]
Your dog is smarter (and sneakier) than you think
You might think your dog steals food off the table just to get your goat, but mostly it’s just because they love eating. But did you know that many dogs […]
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