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Dogs' Brains Show Human‑Like Consonant Bias in Speech Segmentation

Researchers say repeated exposure and simple pattern learning can reshape how nonhuman brains parse continuous speech.

Study Finds Dogs Use Consonants to Segment Speech Like Humans

Study Finds Asian Elephants Can Suppress Impulse to Solve Detour Task

Study Finds Dogs' Brains Distinguish Human Facial Emotions

Dogs’ Brains Show Distinct Responses to Human Smiles and Negative Faces

CT Scans Show Dodo Had Normal Brain Size and Unusual Senses

Study Finds Monkeys Share Core Geometric Representations With Humans

Dogs Dream in REM Sleep, Experts Say

Bumblebees Solve Novel Object-Manipulation Task Without Training

Beluga Whale Shows Signs of Self-Recognition in Reanalyzed Mirror Tests

Parrots Use Human-Given Names to Identify Individuals, Large Study Finds

UBC Study Finds Raccoons Keep Solving Puzzles After the Treat

Bonobo Kanzi Shown to Track Pretend Objects in Rigorous Science Study

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