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No matter the shape, cats seem to conform to it. But a new study suggests the pet felines seem much less aware of their bodies when it comes to vertical squeezes. #Caturday bit.ly/4dtt9fB
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Male locusts have long been observed shielding mates from other males. Researchers say this behavior may also protect the females from desert temperatures. nyti.ms/3ZNBYhb
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New Paper in @CurrentBiology! Chimpanzees across FIVE communities take rapid turns in gesture-to-gesture exchanges resembling human conversational patterns. Language may not be a pre-requisite for fast-paced, coordinated communication in social species sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Scientists who modeled out a firefly family tree with genetic data found the likely cause was a less pleasant one than what was widely believed. trib.al/POJlykf
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@dietrich_mo & his team found the neurons encoding mother–baby bond in mice. Activating them when mum is away reduced baby mice' crying calls & stress hormones.
“I see these neurons as the ‘I feel good with mommy’ neurons,” says @DulacLab
Read more @Nature nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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Cuttlefish Can Create False Memories, Just Like Humans
Researchers have found that cuttlefish, like humans, can form false memories by reconstructing separate sensory details.
By exposing cuttlefish to events with overlapping features, scientists induced the creatures to falsely remember seeing shrimp in empty tubes.
This suggests that cuttlefish mentally reconstruct events by associating different sensory cues, optimizing memory storage.
Individual cuttlefish showed varying levels of susceptibility to false memories, indicating differences in their memory processing.
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After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, macaques that were more tolerant of others were better able to survive, a new study finds. The results indicate a change in the adaptive benefits of social ties after an ecological disturbance.
Read more in Science: scim.ag/7oP
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A 1943 study concluded that rats had octave equivalence – perceiving the same note type (e.g., C#s) from different octaves as similar. Now over 80 years later, we finally can show that this result was not due to methodological issues as has been claimed. doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221181
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Just because the nest is complete doesn't mean that there's no room for additions. Even with 3 eggs laid, Skiff is still bringing new sticks to the Osprey roost, however clumsily. Keep an eye on the @exploreorg live cams for moments like this and more: bit.ly/3kgqeiJ
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Ants learn faster on caffeine newscientist.com/article/243…
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New paper on the string-pulling bumblebees now out in Insect Science: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Monkeys can learn to tap along to the Backstreet Boys or Barry White, suggesting a sense of rhythm may be more widespread in the animal kingdom than previously thought. newscientist.com/article/243…
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New research marks the first documented case of an ape using a plant with scientifically proven medicinal properties to treat a fresh wound. scim.ag/6OW
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Roundworms have short memories, forgetting new information just two to three hours after learning it.
But put them on ice and they don’t forget — until they are returned to room temperature go.nature.com/4aM6I4M
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Nice chimps finish last—so why aren't all of them mean? trib.al/pxh4PP1
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Tiny Brazilian frogs’ inner ear canals are too small to help them balance well, explaining why they are clumsy jumpers.
🐸 Learn more on #WorldFrogDay: scim.ag/6hT @ScienceAdvances
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Play is vital for the development of young chimps – so much so that mothers keep playing with their young even when there is little food available. newscientist.com/article/242…
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Young monarch caterpillars sabotage milkweed leaves to avoid plant defences, whilst older caterpillars actively consume these toxins to potentially fend off predators: ow.ly/u1mB50QHJbZ #ProcB #ecology #evolution
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Bumblebees may be capable of 'cumulative culture', something we thought was unique to humans.
@SofiQuaglia explores new research showing that bumblebees can teach each other how to solve complex puzzles.
link.chtbl.com/newscientist
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The male peacock spider must dance for his life in order to woo a female and avoid being eaten!
📸: Robbie Goodall
#spider #peacockspider #nature
