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Category: Animal Communication

Parrots: Not Just Smart, Also Selfless

A series of new experiments has demonstrated that in addition to cleverness, African grey parrots have social intelligence making them the ‘humans of the bird world’. 

Parrots found to be selfless

Can You Accurately Read Cat Facial Expressions? Maybe If You Are a Cat Whisperer

Cat facial expressions are notoriously difficult to read for many people–and a new study has scientifically demonstrated this fact. Researchers recruited more than 6,300 people from 85 countries and the results indicate that only 13 percent of participants accurately identified cat facial expressions.

cat facial expressions, Humans have difficulty correctly identifying cat facial expressions

These Birds have a Bigger Social Network Than You

A new study has demonstrated that it is not just mammals that have complex societies. The results of a new observational study reveal that birds–more specifically vulture guinea fowl that live in Africa–can keep track of relationships with hundreds of others.

New Guinea birds have massive social networks

Dolphins Cooperate and Coordinate to Reach Goals: Study

Researchers in a new study have found that dolphins coordinate their behavior to work together on shared tasks.

Dolphins cooperate and coordinate to achieve goals

Cat communicating and signalling

New study shows that bacteria are responsible for how cats signal other animals.

bacteria drives how cats signal other animals

The coast is clear: Squirrels eavesdrop on birds to know when threats are gone

Squirrels listen in on bird communications to learn when predators have left the area and it is safe to stop being on high alert, according to a new scientific study.

Squirrels listen to bird talk to know if predators are near

Should Elephants Get Person Status?

We are in the midst of a movement among some scientists, animal advocates and philosophers arguing that elephant intelligence and social capabilities justifies classifying them as having “personhood”.

Elephant intelligence and social abilities, Elephants as persons

Baby Birds Communicate Danger Before They are Hatched!

A new study has revealed some rather surprising news: unhatched baby birds can sense danger and warn their nest mates of that danger before any of them are even hatched.

Animal Communication, Unhatched baby birds can communicate danger to their unhatched nest mates

Goats Know If Their Friends are Happy or Sad. Do You?

According to a new scientific study it appears that goats can distinguish emotional changes in the calls of other goats–even subtle changes.

Goats know what other goats are feeling, new research on animal emotions in goats

Animal brains, like humans, sync up with one another

New research studies demonstrate that like humans, animals brains sync up with one another during social interactions.

animals are in sync with one another, animals in sync in social interactions

Seals have been trained to sing, debut with Star Wars theme and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Seals trained by scientists to sing popular songs…three grey seals that have been trained to copy speech, have also learned the notes from popular music including the Star Wars theme and the nursery rhyme Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

Seals trained to sing popular songs

Ravens, like humans, have bad moods they share with others: Study

A new scientific study uses a cognitive bias test to determine empathy among ravens. Researchers discovered ravens pick up on and even share negative emotions.

animal cognition research, Ravens share negative reactions with others, Ravens share pessimism say researchers

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