Many animals are well-known for their intelligence. Animal cognitive science has shown how octopuses are skilled problem-solvers and how chimps evolved to use tools. But give either animal a standard ...

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Humpback whales might be a lot smarter than we first thought, scientists have found. These marine giants may create and wield their own tools, according to a new paper in the journal Royal Society ...

Scarlett Howard currently has funding from the Australian Research Council and the Hermon Slade Foundation. These tasks seem completely irrelevant to these animals in their natural environment, so why ...