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Wild Baboons Fail Mirror Test, Raising Questions on Animal Self-Awareness
A study found that wild baboons fail to recognise themselves in mirrors. Researchers placed mirrors near water sources in Namibia’s Tsaobis Nature Park and projected laser dots onto the baboons’ faces and bodies. While 64 percent responded to marks on visible limbs, only one out of 51 reacted to facial markings in the mirror. The findings sugge...
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Dogs Can Understand Human Words Without Gestures and Context, Claims Study
If you have been following social media trends recently, you might have noticed the viral videos featuring dogs using soundboard buttons to communicate with their owners. These videos often show dogs pressing buttons labelled with words like "outside," "play," or "food," leading to claims that dogs can form near-sentences and make requests or alert...
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Neither Animal Rights Nor Environment, Most People Turn Vegetarian For Their Health- Study
Researchers from the Department of Psychology at University of California, Davis, did an extensive survey to find out what factors compelled the non-vegetarians to turn into vegetarians.
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Ever Wonder How Your Dog Sees The World? Read This
It can be hard to figure out the best way to make their animals' lives better. Enter Companion Animal Psychology, a blog packed with research-based information on how pets think.
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Viral: Some People Say They Can Hear This Silent GIF. Can You?
Is it possible to hear a silent GIF? That's the question many are asking after a GIF first created in 2008 by Twitter user @IamHappyToast resurfaced and went viral. Dr Lisa DeBruine, a researcher at the University of Glasgow, tweeted and asked her followers whether they could "hear" the GIF. Surprisingly, even though the GIF has no audio, many rep...
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Wild Baboons Fail Mirror Test, Raising Questions on Animal Self-Awareness
A study found that wild baboons fail to recognise themselves in mirrors. Researchers placed mirrors near water sources in Namibia’s Tsaobis Nature Park and projected laser dots onto the baboons’ faces and bodies. While 64 percent responded to marks on visible limbs, only one out of 51 reacted to facial markings in the mirror. The findings sugge...
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Dogs Can Understand Human Words Without Gestures and Context, Claims Study
If you have been following social media trends recently, you might have noticed the viral videos featuring dogs using soundboard buttons to communicate with their owners. These videos often show dogs pressing buttons labelled with words like "outside," "play," or "food," leading to claims that dogs can form near-sentences and make requests or alert...
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Neither Animal Rights Nor Environment, Most People Turn Vegetarian For Their Health- Study
Researchers from the Department of Psychology at University of California, Davis, did an extensive survey to find out what factors compelled the non-vegetarians to turn into vegetarians.
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Ever Wonder How Your Dog Sees The World? Read This
It can be hard to figure out the best way to make their animals' lives better. Enter Companion Animal Psychology, a blog packed with research-based information on how pets think.
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Viral: Some People Say They Can Hear This Silent GIF. Can You?
Is it possible to hear a silent GIF? That's the question many are asking after a GIF first created in 2008 by Twitter user @IamHappyToast resurfaced and went viral. Dr Lisa DeBruine, a researcher at the University of Glasgow, tweeted and asked her followers whether they could "hear" the GIF. Surprisingly, even though the GIF has no audio, many rep...
