Understanding intelligence in the animal kingdom isn’t as simple as ranking species from most intelligent to least. There’s ...

For a long time, scientists judged animal intelligence by how closely it resembled human behavior. That left a lot unnoticed.

As humans, it’s easy to say, “that’s smart!” when we see these kinds of interesting and successful tactics. And for some ...

As humans, we like to think we invented intelligence, relying on education and experience to reinforce our confidence in what we know. But, wander through jungles, oceans, and skies, and you'll see ...

A female gray wolf in British Columbia was observed dragging an underwater crab trap ashore to access herring bait, a ...

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