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border collie

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Gifted dogs can learn 12 words in a week and remember them for months

A global search identified six Border collies that can learn the names for new toys in a few days and remember them even if they don’t see the toys for two months

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Porcupine pufferfish (diodon hystrix) being cleaned by cleaner fish (labroides dimidiatus)

Life

Female cleaner fish can judge when to cheat without getting caught

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An elephant raising its trunk over its head as someone rides it

Life

57 per cent of elephants at Thai tourist facilities have nervous tics

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Crowd of people

Technology

Simple make-up tips can help you avoid face recognition software

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hyenas

Life

Hyenas make faces at each other when they want to play-fight

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Watch cuttlefish migrate together in a defensive line with a lookout

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Watch cuttlefish migrate together in a defensive line with a lookout

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cuneiform tablets

Technology

Ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets could be decoded by an AI

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cat playing with a blue canvas shoe

Life

Cats refuse to snuggle with objects that smell like their owners

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spiders trapped in amber

Life

Ancient spiders locked in amber died looking after their offspring

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Two rock hyraxes (Procavia capensis syriaca)

Humans

Piles of animal dung reveal the location of an ancient Arabian oasis

Analysis of fossilised faeces from rock hyraxes shows that the extremely dry area of Wadi Sana in Yemen was once a lush oasis

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Environment

Male rodents with less time to breed grow bigger testes

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Environment

Cows have been potty-trained to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

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Life

Sea fireflies adapted their threatening glow to attract mates

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Technology

AI can detect a deepfake face because its pupils have jagged edges

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