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animal cognition

nightingale

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Nightingales practise new songs in winter to impress mates in spring

Thrush nightingales migrate to Africa during winter. While there, they experiment with new songs to impress mates during the spring breeding season in Europe

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picasso fish

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Fish can judge distances accurately just like land animals can

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A rat in a tiny car

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Scientists have trained rats to drive tiny cars to collect food

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Macaques eating rice

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Macaques really can use logical reasoning to solve puzzles

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orangutans

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Orangutan mothers tell infants where to go by scratching themselves

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goat

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Goats reveal their feelings with the sound of distinctive bleats

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seal

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Seals remember what they just did – but only for about 18 seconds

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chimpanzees

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Death of mother prompts adolescent chimps to look after their siblings

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Seals have been trained to sing the Star Wars theme - have a listen

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Seals have been trained to sing the Star Wars theme - have a listen

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Two elephants

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Elephants can judge the quantity of hidden food just by using smell

Asian elephants have shown that they can judge quantities – the amount of seeds in a locked bucket – just by using their extremely sensitive sense of smell

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Underwater tests reveal sharks may be smarter than you think

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Sun bears copy each other's facial expressions to communicate

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Crows can solve a tricky puzzle box by planning ahead and using tools

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Bees can pass a simple maths test but they might just be cheating

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