Animal Learning and Intelligence News
July 12, 2025
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July 2, 2025 — Scientists at UC Davis discovered a small genetic difference that could explain why humans are more prone to certain cancers than our primate cousins. The change affects a protein used by immune cells to kill tumors—except in humans, it’s ...
June 24, 2025 — Two Ice Age wolf pups once thought to be early dogs have been identified as wild wolves, thanks to detailed DNA and chemical analysis. Surprisingly, their last meals included woolly rhinoceros ...
May 29, 2025 — In the long battle to create an effective HIV vaccine, scientists have made a major leap forward. A new study shows that a series of vaccines can coax the immune system to produce powerful antibodies capable of blocking a wide range of HIV strains ...
May 22, 2025 — Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Researchers have identified a genetic variant that contributed to the ...
May 20, 2025 — African elephants are the largest land animals on earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian elephants have a 20 percent heavier brain, as ...
May 19, 2025 — Researchers have shown that the evolution of a family of exported proteins in the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium falciparum enabled it to infect ...
May 19, 2025 — Animal abduction: Biologists documented five male capuchin monkeys carrying at least eleven different infant howler monkeys -- a behavior never before seen in wild primates. Rise and spread: The sightings were remotely recorded by over 85 camera ...
May 12, 2025 — A team of researchers has identified distinct mother-offspring attachment types in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus). Drawing parallels with human psychology, the study provides compelling evidence that wild chimpanzee infants, like human ...
May 9, 2025 — Wild chimpanzees alter the meaning of single calls when embedding them into diverse call combinations, mirroring linguistic operations in human language. Human language, however, allows an infinite generation of meaning by combining phonemes into ...
May 8, 2025 — New report shows drastic decline in endangered primates and calls for conservation ...
May 1, 2025 — Researchers have applied object recognition technology to track changes in brain cell structure and provide new insights into how the brain responds to heroin use, withdrawal and ...
May 1, 2025 — Scientists suggest social spiders are more about going with the flow than sticking to a role, after new research challenges the idea of fixed ...
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July 10, 2025 — What if humans didn’t have to suffer the slow-burning fire of chronic inflammation as we age? A surprising study on two types of lemurs found no evidence of "inflammaging," a phenomenon long ...
June 26, 2025 — Poachers are using a sneaky loophole to bypass the international ivory trade ban—by passing off illegal elephant ivory as legal mammoth ivory. Since the two types look deceptively similar, law ...
June 7, 2025 — Humpback whales have been observed blowing bubble rings during friendly interactions with humans a behavior never before documented. This surprising display may be more than play; it could represent ...
May 1, 2025 — Animal research on biomusicality, which looks at whether different species are capable of behaving in ways that show they recognize aspects of music, ...
May 1, 2025 — A new study comparing wild and zoo-housed Sumatran orangutans reveals that life in a zoo significantly alters how orangutans interact with their environment. Researchers analyzed over 12,000 ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that honey bees from the same colony have different preferences in terms of defensive behavior. While some are still hesitating, others are already ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — Even under today's climatic conditions, the long-extinct straight-tusked elephant could still live in Europe. This is the conclusion of a recent study. For this finding, the research group combined ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — Through intensive breeding, humans have pushed breeds such as pug dogs and Persian cats to evolve with very similar skulls and 'smushed' faces, so they're more similar to each other than they are to ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — What roils beneath the Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Macaque mothers experience a short period of physical restlessness after the death of an infant, but do not show typical human signs of grief, such as lethargy and appetite loss, finds a new study by ...
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Apr. 10, 2025 — Dogs could help predict valley fever spread in humans. A new study finds a strong correlation between occurrence of dog and human ...
Apr. 10, 2025 — New research into the overlooked environmental impact of pet dogs has found far-reaching negative effects on wildlife, ecosystems and ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — A new, exploratory study has revealed statistical links between the performance of medical detection dogs and their scores on behavioral and affective tests, finding that more 'optimistic' ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo and chimpanzee. Areas of their ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Researchers from chemistry, biology, and medicine are increasingly turning to AI models to develop new hypotheses. However, it is often unclear on which basis the algorithms come to their conclusions ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — A research team is developing a 3D-printed skin imitation equipped with living cells in order to test nanoparticles from cosmetics without animal ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — A new study has found that the world's finest yodellers aren't from Austria or Switzerland, but the rainforests of Latin America. The research provides significant new insights into the ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — For dogs housed at Texas kennels, age and fecal score are important factors for screening for subclinical Giardia ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — A new study has revealed that African Elephants have an extraordinary ability to meet their colossal food requirements as efficiently as possible. Data from over 150 elephants demonstrated that these ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — By watching the ebb and flow of the brain's chemical signals, researchers are beginning to disentangle the molecular mechanisms underlying the intrinsic motivation to learn. In a new study of ...
Mar. 24, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that chimpanzees living in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania employ a degree of engineering when making their tools, deliberately choosing plants that provide ...
Mar. 21, 2025 — Aging compromises the lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain, disabling waste drainage from the brain and impacting cognitive function. Researchers boosted lymphatic vessel integrity in old mice and ...
Mar. 20, 2025 — Fruit fly mutants that have severe sleep deficits perform better at olfactory learning and memory tasks, according to a new study. The paradox of enhanced memory despite sleep loss could be explained ...
Mar. 19, 2025 — By revealing for the first time what happens in the brain when an animal makes a mistake, researchers are shedding light on the holy grail of neuroscience: the mechanics of how we learn. The team ...
Mar. 18, 2025 — An AI system can tell the calorie count, fat content, and nutritional value of a meal just from a ...
Mar. 18, 2025 — Researchers have mapped the long-range synaptic connections involved in vocal learning in zebra finches, uncovering new details about how the brain organises learned vocalisations such as ...
Mar. 12, 2025 — The rate of development of poikilothermic animals, such as insects, fish, and reptiles, is determined by environmental temperature. A research team has recently demonstrated how temperature can ...
Mar. 11, 2025 — For more than 140 years, Mixodectes pungens, a species of small mammal that inhabited western North America in the early Paleocene, was a mystery. What little was known about them had been mostly ...
Mar. 11, 2025 — Researchers have discovered signs that can be used to identify dogs with a high risk of gastrointestinal disease -- which causes more than 10% of all new visits to a veterinarian -- before they ...
Mar. 10, 2025 — New research has revealed that people often do not perceive the true meaning of their pet's emotions and can misread their dog. The reasons for this are many and include a human misunderstanding ...
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- Dogs Could Help Predict Valley Fever Spread in Humans
- Man's Best Friend May Be Nature's Worst Enemy, Study on Pet Dogs Suggests
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Do 'optimistic' Versus 'pessimistic' Medical Detection Dogs Perform Differently?
- Six Ape Genomes Sequenced Telomere-to-Telomere
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- AI Food Scanner Turns Phone Photos Into Nutritional Analysis
- Scientists Map Neural Wiring of Vocal Circuits in Songbirds
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- A 62-Million-Year-Old Skeleton Sheds Light on an Enigmatic Mammal
- Early Signs of GI Disease Risk in Dogs
Monday, March 10, 2025
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- Predator Robots Help Researchers Uncover How Larval Zebrafish Rapidly Learn
- Big Birds Like Emus Are Technical Innovators, Study Shows
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
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- Wild Fish Can Recognize Individual Divers
- Even After Learning the Right Idea, Humans and Animals Still Seem to Test Other Approaches, Study Suggests
Monday, February 17, 2025
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- Candidate Genes in Canine Hepatocellular Carcinoma for Molecular Targeted Therapy
- Follow the Fish's Gaze
Thursday, February 6, 2025
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Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- Working Dogs Take a Day to Adjust to Daylight Savings Time, but Pets Are More Flexible
- Protecting the Plains: Conserving Prairie Dogs Will Revitalize North America's Grasslands
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
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- Wild Baboons Not Capable of Visual Self-Awareness When Viewing Their Own Reflection
- Study of Deadly Dog Cancer Reveals New Clues for Improved Treatment
Friday, January 17, 2025
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Monday, January 13, 2025
- A 'volume Dial' For Missed Signals Produced by Our Bodies
- Chornobyl Dogs' Genetic Differences Not Due to Mutation
Thursday, January 9, 2025
- Pet Dogs Often Overlooked as Spreader of Antimicrobial-Resistant Salmonella
- Chimpanzees Are Genetically Adapted to Local Habitats and Infections Such as Malaria
Monday, January 6, 2025
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Thursday, December 19, 2024
- Brain Inflammation Alters Behavior According to Sex, Mouse Study Finds
- New Software Unlocks Secrets of Cell Signaling
- Drinking Coffee May Help Prevent Mental Decline in People With Atrial Fibrillation
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- Male African Elephants Develop Distinct Personality Traits as They Age
- How Did Humans and Dogs Become Friends? Connections in the Americas Began 12,000 Years Ago
- The Secret to Our Big Brains Might Be in Our Gut
Monday, December 2, 2024
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- Great Apes Visually Track Subject-Object Relationships Like Humans Do, Study Finds
- Machine Learning Reveals Behaviors Linked With Early Alzheimer's, Points to New Treatments
Monday, November 25, 2024
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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Vultures and Artificial Intelligence(s) as Death Detectors: High-Tech Approach for Wildlife Research and Conservation
- How Children Learned for 99% of Human History
Monday, November 18, 2024
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Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Scientific Thought on Emotions in Animals
- Backyard Birds Learn from Their New Neighbors When Moving House
- Behavioral Analysis in Mice: More Precise Results Despite Fewer Animals
- How Conflicting Memories of Sex and Starvation Compete to Drive Behavior, Study in Worms Shows
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Monday, November 11, 2024
- 50 Years of Survey Data Confirm African Elephant Decline
- International Canine Gene Research Database Accelerates Biomedical Research
Friday, November 8, 2024
- Dog-Owner Interaction Is Reflected in Heart Rate Variability
- Elephant Turns a Hose Into a Sophisticated Showering Tool
Friday, November 1, 2024
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Monday, October 28, 2024
- AI Algorithm Accurately Detects Heart Disease in Dogs
- Are We Missing the Mark on Biodiversity? 90% of Countries Ignore Key Behavior Changes
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- Study of Monkey Fossils Found in Cave Sheds Light on the Animals' Extinction Centuries Ago
- Scientists Create Flies That Stop When Exposed to Red Light
- Do Coyotes Have Puppy Dog Eyes? New Study Reveals Wild Canines Share Dog's Famous Expression
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- 'Who's a Good Boy?' Humans Use Dog-Specific Voices for Better Canine Comprehension
- Neuroscientists Spark Shelter-Seeking Response by Reactivating Memory Circuit