A Chirp Off The Old Block
I often wake up in the morning to the sound of birds chirping their happy little feathers off, much to…
I Too have a Purpose: New Evidence of Animal Consciousness
Rhesus monkey passing the mirror tests for self-recognition…
What are you really saying?
Sometimes communicating with our peers can be a task, especially when they are someone we don’t know personally. Here at…
Is your arachnophobia a load of monkey crap?
What’re worse eight-legged freaks or a scaly slimy set of fangs? Well, according to endless researchers it seems the…
Bird Brained: Are chickens smarter than we give them credit for?
When we think about animal intelligence, dolphins, chimps, crows, octopi, even dogs, come to mind. Chickens definitely don’t. Animal intelligence…
Perceptual or Conceptual
Talking about communication between animals, in 1980 Robert M. Seyfarth and his team have discovered that monkeys have three different…
Who is the best teacher: Humans Vs. Nonhumans?
If some of us were asked to define the word teaching as it relates to humans and nonhumans, we would…
Howdy Neighbor: Can Birds Understand Monkey Alarm Calls?
One of the first rules of the animal kingdom is simple: don’t get eaten. Unfortunately, for most animals, this is…
Sounds Like A Winner
The human pitch affects how speakers are perceived, affecting how we select and perceive our leaders. In animals, acoustic properties predicts…
Monkey Hear, Monkey Do
While it makes sense for an animal to be able to communicate well with other members of the same species,…
