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Evidence that modern humans and an older hominin species used the same cave, probably during overlapping periods, has been ...

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Our growing understanding of how other animals also share skills and knowledge will help us chip away at the folly of human exceptionalism, say Philippa Brakes and Marc Bekoff ...

When people think of intelligent animals, they immediately think of dolphins, elephants, and chimpanzees. But one of the most ...

Aggression in the animal kingdom can take many forms, including biting, charging, and stinging. Some animals lash out to ...

But cleverness is hard to define - animals have to contend with different challenges in life and what might be clever or ...

A 1.78-million-year-old partial elephant skeleton found in Tanzania associated with stone tools may represent the oldest ...

Animal intelligence takes many forms and often defies human expectations. Some species solve problems, communicate complex ...

The great tit is the picture-perfect garden bird. However, behind its "cute" reputation hides a dark reality: these birds eat ...

Stone Age arrowheads found in South Africa showcase the knowledge and strategy of prehistoric hunter-gatherers, according to ...

Scientists have discovered poisonous arrowheads that were used by hunters approximately 60,000 years ago in South Africa. The ...