The calls of our closest living evolutionary cousins still hit an ancient target in the human brain
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Zoology
The massive mammals habituate to the presence of aerial monitoring thanks to their impressive memories
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Macaques are surprisingly deft at keeping the beat to the Backstreet Boys
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Compared to human breast milk, the milk from grey seals is richer in sugars that could one day supercharge baby formula
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The maternal instinct known as “postmortem attentive behavior” was documented in these fierce marine mammals for the first time
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Scientists identify a new call issued by the King of the Jungle
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The simple shape belies some complex chemistry that could be the key to advances in biomaterials
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Killer whales divulge more of their private lives with never-before-seen images of a wild birth and gruesome hunts
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Scientists take another step toward unraveling a tangled web
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New evidence that rationality is wider than humanity
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