Can dogs learn from watching children?
How do animals - ranging from ants and dogs to pigeons and children - learn? Do they rely on traditions? Can they learn from other species?
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Rehabilitating piranhas
* Photo - Professor Magurran *
Fighting talk
Scientists have discovered that chimpanzees have developed different ways of screaming during fighting. The findings, led by psychologists at the University of St Andrews, suggest that the subtle differences in vocalisations may have been developed to provide important clues for nearby allies.
An invasion of cheats
So-called 'nuptial' gifts - often consisting of food - are typically given to females by males as part of courtship and copulation rituals in many species.
Monkey talk
CAPTION: The Diana monkey, whose varied alarm calls indicate complex vocals tracts. CREDIT: Dr Klaus Zuberbühler
Call of the whales
CAPTION: A transient killer whale. CREDIT: Volker Deecke.
Apes ‘ape’ more rationally than humans
When we describe someone 'aping' someone else, it implies they are mindlessly copying them. This does apes a disservice, according to a recent study by scientists from the University of St Andrews. In fact, it's the young members of our own species who are more likely to 'ape' their elders without too much thought.
How monkeys make friends in high places
CAPTION: L-R The Diana monkey and the putty-nosed monkey, who share living space in West Africa's Ivory Coast. CREDIT: Dr Klaus Zuberbühler
Psychologist’s ‘outstanding accolade’
CAPTION: Dr Zuberbühler recording Diana monkeys in the Ivory Coast.