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Animal Intelligence

  1. Dogs Are Much Better Than We Knew at Reading Human ThoughtsNew research suggests they have something called “theory of mind,” once believed to be unique to humans.
    By Cari Romm
  2. animal intelligence
    What’s It Like to Be an Octopus?They have more neurons in their arms than their head, can squeeze through holes, and get into all sorts of mischief. What’s a philosopher to do?
    By Drake Baer
  3. Old Dogs Are Getting Adopted Way More Often, and They’re Also Quite SmartWith a little bit of canine advocacy.
    By Drake Baer
  4. animal intelligence
    Squid Speak an Alphabet With Their SkinAnd their brains are really weird.
    By Drake Baer
  5. The Evolutionary Reason Cats Are Badass LonersNot a pack animal.
    By Drake Baer
  6. Scientists Finally Figured Out Why Whales Do Awesome Leaps Into the AirNow that’s a data breach.
    By Drake Baer
  7. Thanks to Canine-Cognition Research, Everyone Now Wants Their Dog to Be a GeniusThe growing interest in animal intelligence has spilled out of academia and into the real world.
    By Cari Romm
  8. philosophy of science
    A Few Reasons Science Is Afraid of Animal ConsciousnessOr: Does a duckling think?
    By Drake Baer
  9. animal intelligence
    Octopuses Are ‘the Closest We Will Come to Meeting an Intelligent Alien’You don’t want to be speciesist about consciousness, do you?
    By Drake Baer
  10. Dogs Understand Math, Sort OfThey don’t have numbers, but they know that two treats are better than one.
    By Cari Romm
  11. dogs
    Apparently, Animals Dream of Learning, TooHumans aren’t the only creatures that get smarter with sleep.
    By Drake Baer
  12. Bees Learn How to Solve Problems From Other BeesLooks like insects do “cultural transmission,” too.
    By Drake Baer
  13. Your Dog Is Too Smart to Follow Your Dumb Human AdviceDogs will ignore human instructions if they figure out a better way to do things.
    By Cari Romm
  14. Crows Continue to Be Terrifyingly IntelligentI, for one, welcome our new corvid overlords.
    By Drake Baer
  15. animal behavior
    Whales Cling to the Bodies of Their Dead Loved OnesA new study adds a sad item to the long list of reasons whales are fascinating, complex creatures.
    By Jesse Singal
  16. Baby Ducks Are Way Smarter Than We ThoughtAn adorable study on animal cognition.
    By Cari Romm
  17. You Can Tell Where a Wolf Is by the ‘Shape’ of Its Howl“Golden jackals have high, rising howls, running up and down the scales in bravura performances of control and speed.”
    By Drake Baer
  18. Animals Are Smarter Than Humans Give Them Credit ForA famed primatologist explains why people tend to look at animal intelligence all wrong.
    By Melissa Dahl