As cephalopods become more important in neuroscience and other fields, scientists and welfare advocates seek to give the smart animals the same protections as mice and monkeys.
Tag: Animal Behavior
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Modern and Ancient Crickets May Sing the Same Song
With a one-of-a-kind museum specimen, researchers recreated the chirp of ancient cricket relatives that droned alongside the dinosaurs.
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Sneeze by Sneeze, Sponges Fill the Seas With Their Mucus
You might be tempted to say “gesundheit,” but the sea creature’s snot helps feed other marine organisms.
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Dolphin Strangers Met in the Bahamas. Things Went Swimmingly.
Two research teams round that dolphins could forge strong social bonds with outsiders within a few years