How Otter Pups Learn to Swim
Did you know that otters have to be taught to swim? These cute little critters aren’t born with an affinity for water. When they’re about a month old, their mother has to teach them to enter the water,...
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In the past, animals with birth defects and physical abnormalities didn’t stand a chance of survival. But modern medicine — and increased animal domestication — has given some of these critters a...
View ArticleTurtle and Tortoise Intelligence
Perhaps it’s because I grew up watching and re-watching ET — who resembled an overgrown deshelled turtle — that I feel such an affinity for these little dudes. For cold-blooded reptiles, turtles and...
View ArticleDo lions and tigers like catnip?
I’ve always been fascinated by the similarities — and differences — between big animals and their domesticated counterparts. Take cats, for example. Do lions and tigers purr? (Answer: Sort of. Your...
View ArticleSlow-motion owl in flight
Here’s a short, slow-motion clip of an owl in flight: Not so much about animal intelligence as it is about the beauty and grace of the animal kingdom.
View ArticleA sloth eating carrots
One reason I’ve decided to begin posting again at Animal Intelligence is that I’ve discovered a reliable source for new videos about animal behavior. Video-aggregator Wimp.com (one of my favorite...
View ArticleTiny housecat charges full-grown lion
You might think that the average housecat would be afraid of its much larger (and more ferocious) cousin, the lion — but you’d be wrong. In this short video, Baggy the brave calico stands up to and...
View ArticleElephant pretends to be a rhinoceros
Rhinoceros can be big, fast, and fierce. While they generally aren’t prone to unprovoked attacks, they’re formidable foes when protecting themselves — or other rhinos. So, what’s a herd of elephants to...
View ArticleBaby elephant chases birds in circles
Did you like yesterday’s video of an elephant pretending to be a rhino? Want more of these clever beasts? Too bad. Today’s playful pachyderm ins’t necessarily smart — just cute. Here’s a baby elephant...
View ArticleRaven so smart that he “hacks” research experiment
The latest Planet of the Apes film is in theaters — and, as a fan of the series, I can’t wait to see it. But it’s not primate intelligence that’s in the news this week. It’s corvid intelligence. A...
View ArticleHow Otter Pups Learn to Swim
Did you know that otters have to be taught to swim? These cute little critters aren’t born with an affinity for water. When they’re about a month old, their mother has to teach them to enter the water,...
View ArticleTwo-legged kittens
In the past, animals with birth defects and physical abnormalities didn’t stand a chance of survival. But modern medicine — and increased animal domestication — has given some of these critters a...
View ArticleTurtle and Tortoise Intelligence
Perhaps it’s because I grew up watching and re-watching ET — who resembled an overgrown deshelled turtle — that I feel such an affinity for these little dudes. For cold-blooded reptiles, turtles and...
View ArticleDo lions and tigers like catnip?
I’ve always been fascinated by the similarities — and differences — between big animals and their domesticated counterparts. Take cats, for example. Do lions and tigers purr? (Answer: Sort of. Your...
View ArticleSlow-motion owl in flight
Here’s a short, slow-motion clip of an owl in flight: Not so much about animal intelligence as it is about the beauty and grace of the animal kingdom.
View ArticleA sloth eating carrots
One reason I’ve decided to begin posting again at Animal Intelligence is that I’ve discovered a reliable source for new videos about animal behavior. Video-aggregator Wimp.com (one of my favorite...
View ArticleTiny housecat charges full-grown lion
You might think that the average housecat would be afraid of its much larger (and more ferocious) cousin, the lion — but you’d be wrong. In this short video, Baggy the brave calico stands up to and...
View ArticleElephant pretends to be a rhinoceros
Rhinoceros can be big, fast, and fierce. While they generally aren’t prone to unprovoked attacks, they’re formidable foes when protecting themselves — or other rhinos. So, what’s a herd of elephants to...
View ArticleBaby elephant chases birds in circles
Did you like yesterday’s video of an elephant pretending to be a rhino? Want more of these clever beasts? Too bad. Today’s playful pachyderm ins’t necessarily smart — just cute. Here’s a baby elephant...
View ArticleRaven so smart that he “hacks” research experiment
The latest Planet of the Apes film is in theaters — and, as a fan of the series, I can’t wait to see it. But it’s not primate intelligence that’s in the news this week. It’s corvid intelligence. A...
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