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Chimps do better at difficult tasks when they have an audience

An analysis of thousands of cognitive tests carried out by chimpanzees finds that the number of spectators influenced their performance in different ways depending on the difficulty of the task

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Watch elephants use a hose to shower themselves – and prank others

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Why hairy animals shake themselves dry

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Why hairy animals shake themselves dry

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Ancient Egyptians shaped sheep's horns – and we don't know why

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Ancient Egyptians shaped sheep's horns – and we don't know why

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Vampire bats run on a treadmill to reveal their strange metabolism

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Are we really ready for genuine communication with animals through AI?

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Are we really ready for genuine communication with animals through AI?

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Male mice flee to female mice to de-escalate fights

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Male mice flee to female mice to de-escalate fights

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Seven newly named frog species make whistles that sound like Star Trek

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P1MNB3 The spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) is a species of viper endemic to western Iran which was described in 2006. The head look

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Richard Dawkins's latest crams gorgeous writing in an ill-fitting box

A new book from the science-writing legend is an Attenborough-esque romp through some of the wonders of the natural world. Just beware the title's misfiring metaphor

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See the stunning winners from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year

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Two injured comb jellies can merge to form one individual

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A shark survived being stabbed through the head by a swordfish

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These fish have evolved legs that can find and taste buried food

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