emperor penguins get through the antarctic winter in huddles packed so tight nobody can move. so every 30 to 60 seconds they all take a tiny step together, and the wave slowly lets the cold ones on the outside work their way in.
the best team meeting on earth
a male lyrebird builds his song from the sounds around him, mostly other birds, to impress a mate. one at adelaide zoo, chook, is said to have picked up hammers, drills and saws from building work nearby.
listening to your surroundings, taken very far
a male pufferfish about the size of your hand spends about a week carving a sand circle two metres wide on the sea floor, ridges and all, using only his fins. it's how he gets noticed.
a week of work so one visitor stops and looks. honestly, relatable
researchers once trapped seven crows while wearing a caveman mask. five years later, crows were still scolding anyone in that mask, including crows that were never caught. they'd learned it from the others. word of mouth, but angrier










