Humpback whales in the southern Pacific Tony Wu/Nature Picture Library/Alamy Humpbacks songs have statistical patterns in their structure that are not similar to the public, similar to those seen in human language. While this does not mean that the songs that convey complex meanings that our sentences do, it suggests that Yeles can teach their … Read more
Kanzi, one of three captive bonobos whose mental abilities were tested in the study Ape -Initiative Bonobos is quick to help someone who doesn’t know what they know a sign that they can derive the mental states of others. The capacity to think about what others think, known as theory of mind, is an important … Read more
Ice crystals can’t stick to polar bear fur Ondrej Prosicky/Shutterstock Polar bears have a hidden I-plain-view superpower, like anyone who has seen a wildlife documentary, could have seen: Ice is not sticking to their fur. This has long been Nown to indigenous people in the Arctic who have used this property of fur, but only … Read more