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An innate drive to save a life
In mice, two brain regions drive the impulse to revive an unconscious companion
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An innate drive to save a life
In mice, two brain regions drive the impulse to revive an unconscious companion
animal behaviour / ethology
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To Have As Much Compassion For the Coyote As the Rabbit - Rebecca Lexa, Naturalist
Spring is here, and all throughout my social media are posts by people panicking about coyotes. It’s not uncommon for… Read more To Have As Much Compassion For the Coyote As the Rabbit
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Ever seen a pet cow pick up a broom and scratch herself with it? You have now
A pet cow in Austria started using a broom to scratch herself — the first ever documented case of bovine tool use.
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Edge Of Humanity Magazine Features Arne Bivrin Between Instinct And Grace
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No fighting doesn't mean they're friends — watch for these subtle signs
Your pets might be tolerating each other rather than actually getting along, and the difference is easy to miss. Experts say real tension between animals usually plays out through avoidance, freezing, and stress behaviors — long before anything looks like a fight.
🧫 Animals move through invisible tides of chemistry that shape behavior, curiosity, and risk. How do dolphins, pufferfish, and other species meet molecules in the wild? ✍️ Explore the story: www.theperpetuallycurious.org/chemical-enc... #AnimalBehavior #ChemicalEcology #TPC8
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Is Your Dog Right-Pawed or Left-Pawed? Here's How to Figure It Out, According to a New Study
Researchers devised a series of tests to measure your furry friend's laterality, which can be associated with behavior, emotion and cognition
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Wild Chimpanzees Teach Tool Use: 33 Transfers on Camera
At Dindefelo, Senegal, camera traps caught savanna chimpanzees handing tools to infants and others, and in all but one case the recipient reached first.
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