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Raccoons Solve Puzzles Without Rewards, Showing Strategic Information-Seeking

UBC tests using a nine-entry puzzle box showed captive raccoons persist after a single marshmallow reward.

Bonobo Kanzi’s Tea-Party Trials Provide First Controlled Evidence of Ape Make-Believe

Austrian Pet Cow Shows Flexible Tool Use in First Verified Case for Cattle

Scientists Document First Tool Use in Cattle, Verified in Controlled Trials

Peer-Reviewed Study Captures Austrian Cow Using a Broom as a Multifunction Tool

Austrian Cow Demonstrates Flexible Multi-Purpose Tool Use — First Verified in Cattle

Austrian Cow’s Multi‑Purpose Tool Use Confirmed in Peer‑Reviewed Study

Ai, Chimpanzee Central to Kyoto’s Cognition Studies, Dies at 49

Ai, Pioneering Chimpanzee in Cognition Research, Dies at 49 in Japan

Chimpanzee Ai, Renowned Kyoto Study Subject, Dies at 49

Study Finds Rare ‘Genius’ Dogs Learn Object Names by Eavesdropping

Science Study Finds Rare Dogs Learn Object Names by Overhearing Human Speech

Rare 'Word‑Savvy' Dogs Learn New Toy Names From Overheard Speech, Study Finds

Wiltshire Police Use Riot Shields and Lasso to Reclaim Runaway Goat

Viral TikTok on Why Dogs Seem So Happy Draws UK Media Coverage

Trained Macaques Keep Time With Real Music, Science Study Finds

Wolves Pull Crab Traps on B.C. Coast, Raising Questions About Animal Tool Use

Wild Wolf Hauls Crab Pot to Shore in Possible First for Tool Use

Peer-Reviewed Study Confirms Wolves Hauling Crab Traps in B.C., Fueling Debate Over Tool Use

Study Finds Chimpanzees Revise Beliefs When Stronger Evidence Emerges