The job, in these experiments, was getting a cashew out of a puzzle box.
Tag: Animal Behavior
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How Rare Island Bunnies Do a Parasitic Plant’s Bidding
The world’s only wild black-furred rabbit has a very important job — distributing seeds for a parasitic plant.
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Juan Carrito, Italy’s Beloved Brown Bear, Dies In Traffic Accident
The 3-year-old rare Apennine brown bear was killed Monday night. He had become a celebrity because of his forays into human habitats.
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Why This Trilobite Had Neptune’s Trident for a Nose
A new paper suggests an ancient creature’s odd anatomical feature may be the earliest known example of specialized sexual combat in the animal kingdom.
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Snarl, You’re on Candid Camera
Wildlife cameras in Wisconsin are capturing interspecies encounters — and providing evidence that human activity might make such meetings more likely.