Monkey See, Monkey Do: Social Learning in Infant Wild Vervet Monkeys
Whether making a salad or attempting to bake a turkey, the first step for any amateur or professional chef is…
[Not] Sleeping with the Fishes
Not getting enough sleep can certainly make a day less pleasant, but can one all-nighter really affect your brain functioning?…
What’s in a Word? Great Apes use gestures intentionally to communicate with others.
An international team of researchers combed through decades of work on ape gesturing to look for hints on how language…
Order in the Court! Mr. Lice, Please Stand to Testify
How can insects play a new role in presenting forensic valuable evidence in court cases? Well, insects are found throughout…
Dogs Gone Wild
Some say dogs are man’s best friend. Who doesn’t love a sweet fur baby? But there are some dogs that…
Cuttlefish see, cuttlefish do?
The common saying, “monkey see, monkey do” is attributed to observational learning. Observational learning is learning through observing another organism’s…
Does Your Dog Know Who You Are?
Have you ever wondered if your dog knew who you were—or by coincidence did it come running to the correct…
Male-killing bacteria and STIs in Ladybugs?
Bugs get STIs too? For creatures who are so different from humans, how would something like that even be possible?…
Friend or Foe? Pandas and their Reflections
You would think that most organisms would be able to notice themselves in a mirror. It moves just like you,…
All for one and one for all : The social cooperation in the promotion of parthenogenesis in American cockroaches
Parthenogenesis is a kind of asexual reproduction that does not need the genetic presence of the male.It is a useful…
