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Does Your Dog Actually Know What You're Thinking?
Animals  (tags: science, animals, animalwelfare, dogs, behavior, goodnews, wildanimals, protection, habitat )

Cal
- 138 days ago - theweek.com
DOGS INSTANT GUIDE Does your dog actually know what you're thinking? A new study claims that dogs are able to read our facial expressions and anticipate our desires -- just like human babies do
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Male Monkeys Wash With Urine to Attract Females?
Animals  (tags: animals, monkeys, behavior, news )

Mary Patr
- 449 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
Males and females of several monkey species pee into their hands and then vigorously rub the fluid into their fur. Scientists have posed various theories to explain the behavior, which range from regulating body temperature to communicating aggression.
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9 Surprising Facts About Animal Intelligence
Animals  (tags: Animal Intelligence, Human Intelligence, Brain, Pet, Behavior )

Nancy
- 452 days ago - toponlinecolleges.com
The gap between human intelligence and that of animals might be so wide as to be insurmountable, but it's not quite as big as we used to think it was. As anyone who's ever had a pet can tell you, animals are a lot sharper than you might want to believe.
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Chimp "Girls" Play With "Dolls" Too--First Wild Evidence
Animals  (tags: wildlife, chimps, behavior )

Jae
- 494 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
Young females of the Kanyawara chimpanzee community in Kibale National Park, Uganda, use sticks as rudimentary dolls and care for them like the group's mother chimps tend to their real offspring. The behavior, which was very rarely observed in males, has
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Dogs Don't Notice Nutty Behavior in People
Animals  (tags: Dogs, Humans, Behavior, Animals, experiment )

Katie
- 506 days ago - news.discovery.com
In humans this kind of learning was made famous by an experiment in which children watched an adult with a blanket over his shoulders use his forehead to press a switch to turn on a lamp.
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Birds Create Illusions to Look Pumped
Animals  (tags: birds, protection, behavior )

Michelle
- 623 days ago - news.discovery.com
Great bowerbirds are known for their dramatic mating displays and elaborate constructions. Now researchers have determined males of this crafty species build staged scenes that make themselves look larger or smaller than they actually are.
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Jane Goodall Marks 50 Years of Protecting Chimpanzees
Animals  (tags: Jane Goodall, wildlife conservation, chimpanzees, primatology, respected, renowned, Tanzania, study, protection, fieldwork, behavior, documentaion, advocate, action )

Debbie
- 677 days ago - humanesociety.org
Fifty years ago this week, at the age of 26, renowned primatologist Jane Goodall traveled to Tanzania for the first time to study chimpanzees in the wild.
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3 Rules for Solving Pet Behavior Problems
Animals  (tags: Behavior, Pets, Problem, Solving )

Katie
- 822 days ago - pets.webmd.com
What would you give to make your pet's behavior problems disappear? Believe it or not, most issues can be resolved in three simple steps. Follow along, and your pet will be humming "Ain't Misbehavin'" in no time!
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Decoding Your Cat's Behavior - Topix
Animals  (tags: animals, cats, behavior )

Brenda
- 835 days ago - topix.com
CBS) There are actually more pet cats in the United States than dogs, yet dogs firmly hold the title of man's best friend. Many say it's because dogs are easier to understand.
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Developmental Delay May Explain Behavior of Easygoing Bonobo Apes
Animals  (tags: animals, wildlife, Bonobo apes, developement delay, behavior, study, research, performance, science )

Dee
- 847 days ago - sciencedaily.com
New research suggests that evolutionary changes in cognitive development underlie the extensive social and behavioral differences that exist between two closely related species of great apes.
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Plight of the Polar Bear in 32 Pictures
Animals  (tags: Animal, Photos, Polar Bear, Species, behavior )

Katie
- 890 days ago - webecoist.com
Not everyone sees the polar bear as a species that has some human-like tendencies. Perhaps they are sticking out their tongue at humans, thinking we had better get our act together before their kind is lost? Two bears are moving as if waltzing together.
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Hyenas Cooperate, Problem-Solve Better Than Primates
Animals  (tags: animals, hyenas, primates, cooperation, behavior, wildanimals, wildlife, investigation, study, research )

Dee
- 970 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Spotted hyenas may not be smarter than chimpanzees, but a new study shows that they outperform the primates on cooperative problem-solving tests.
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Is Your First Cat Jealous of the New Cat? - Associated Content
Animals  (tags: jealousy, cats, household, behavior, aggression, anger, fighting )

Raffi
- 1036 days ago - associatedcontent.com
Bringing a new cat into the home of a well established cat is not an easy undertaking. But most cats are able to get used to one another and even become close companions and friends. But other cats never seem to adapt to the new cat and get along.
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Not Only Dogs, But Deer, Monkeys And Birds Bark To Deal With Conflict
Animals  (tags: animals, dogs, donkeys, birds, Barking, wildanimals, behavior )

Dee
- 1044 days ago - sciencedaily.com
ScienceDaily (July 15, 2009) -- Biologically speaking, many animals besides dogs bark, according to Kathryn Lord at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, but the evolutionary biologist also says domestic dogs vocalize in this way much more than birds- -
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Dog Whisperer of Prospect Park Getting Many Cries for Help
Animals  (tags: dogs, training, agression, behavior, help )


- 1489 days ago - nydailynews.com
"A lot of people have problems with aggression, and they're scared because they don't want to get in trouble," said Frith, who's known in the park just as Tyril. "They tried things before and it didn't work ... and they're calling me as a last resort.
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