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Category: What do we know about animal emotions?

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How do cats communicate?

Posted on April 28, 2025April 23, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

Researchers tracked facial expressions in domestic cats and showed they mimic each others’ faces to bond.

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    Why do furry animals do the “wet dog shake?”

    Posted on December 16, 2024December 9, 2024 by Hunter Dulay

    Researchers found mice have special neurons that sense disturbances to their fur, causing them to shake and groom themselves when wet.

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      This new adrenal cell makes mice better parents

      Posted on September 2, 2024August 31, 2024 by Sciworthy

      Scientists found a new type of cell in the adrenal glands of monogamous mice that promotes parenting behaviors.

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        Dolphins have special whistles for their young

        Posted on October 30, 2023May 9, 2024 by Aubrey Zerkle

        Researchers found bottlenose dolphins modify the pitch and range of whistles when communicating with their calves, similar to how humans…

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          How smart were the dinosaurs?

          Posted on March 2, 2023May 9, 2024 by Aubrey Zerkle

          A researcher from Vanderbilt University inferred dinosaur intelligence from fossilized skulls. She used the skulls to estimate the number of…

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            Can genetics tell us if dog behavior really varies by breed?

            Posted on June 7, 2022October 24, 2022 by Hunter Dulay

            Dogs have been in our lives for at least 10,000 years. At first, dogs did not look like today’s common breeds — these appeared only…

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