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Chimps Put Human Memory To Shame

April 11, 2013

(ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE) Evidence is starting to prove that we have seriously underestimated our animal friends’ intelligence as we often test them in ways that work for humans but not with other species. Scientists are finally seeing eye to eye with animals’ intellectual aptitude in both scope and scale while taking into consideration an animal’s anatomy and special abilities. As researchers begin to think about tests from the animal’s perspective, they are finding out that chimps have a better memory than humans among other surprising discoveries. Read on to learn more about how this shift in research is fundamentally reshaping our understanding of animal intelligence. — Global Animal

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Disco The Parakeet

December 21, 2012

(ANIMAL VIDEO) “Nobody puts baby bird in the corner!” — Global Animal

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Raindrops: Dangerous to Hummingbirds?

July 25, 2012

(ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE) It’s hard to believe that a simple raindrop could be hazardous, but a recent study shows that hummingbirds actually adjust the way they fly in order to avoid being taken out by rain. Learning about how these intelligent birds adapt their flights according to the weather can be beneficial to the way we navigate aircrafts. Read on for more details on how hummingbirds can help our aerospace navigation. — Global Animal

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Animals That Are Smarter Than People

May 6, 2012

(ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE) Some animals have certain sets of skills and smarts that are mind-boggling. Mapping out where your family members are by smell? A photographic memory and the ability to recall number sequences? Traversing the world and home again with no guidance but the tip of your beak? These are just some examples of how animals match, or surpass, people with their intelligence. Read on for seven smart animals and why they deserve our respect. — Global Animal

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Birds Talk About Meaning Of Life

March 29, 2012

(ANIMAL VIDEO) These two birdies seem to be having an intense conversation! — Global Animal

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Study On Starlings Shows Less Is More

November 28, 2011

(ANIMAL SCIENCE) A recent study conducted by the University of Oxford demonstrates how in certain instances European starlings make better choices when they have less information. The research focuses on irrational behavior and aims to identify the decision processes used by animals and humans. Read on to learn more about this fascinating study. — Global Animal

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Turkey Takeover

November 8, 2011

(WILD ANIMALS) NEW YORK – Turkey season has prematurely come to Staten Island towns Dongan Hills and South Beach. Before Thanksgiving chatter could even begin, an infestation of wild turkeys had swelled into the hundreds for the New York borough. City officials struggle to find a way to humanely relocate the avian nuisance as the birds continue to reproduce an acclimate with humans. One particular issue the residents touch on–the sheer amount of turkey excrement they now must clean up. Read on for more on nature’s newest neighborhood nuisance. – Global Animal

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Indiana’s Hitchcockian Murder of Crows

October 28, 2011

(CROW WOES) INDIANA — Meet Joy Sacopulos: Terre Haute, Indiana’s resident crazy crow lady. Well not that crazy—the entire town’s going mad from the vocal birds. How mad you might ask? The issue regarding the 100,000 crows invading the 60,000 person town was enough for City Hall to commission the formation of a Crow Patrol (not be confused with Irish alt-rockers Snow Patrol) in which residents, led by 72-year-old Sacopulos, wear bright orange vests and shoot fireworks into densely populated treetops. Read on for more on Sacopulos and her mission to drive the noisiest of the avian community out of her once quiet town. — Global Animal

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