CNET posted a list of its top ten animal geeks, “the non-humans who have made outstanding contributions to science”. While these aren’t necessarily intelligent animals, it’s still a cool list.
Ham, the Astrochimp — launched into orbit on Project Mercury.
Pavlov’s Dog
Scroedinger’s Cat — an imaginary animal used for a thought experiment.
Dolly the Sheep — the first [...]
Tags: Current Events
Here’s an old bit of news, one of the first things that really made me realize that, “Hey — animals are pretty damn smart after all.”
In the Brevia section of the 9 August 2002 issue of Science, Weir et al. report a remarkable observation: The toolmaking behavior of New Caledonian crows. In the experiments, [...]
Florida’s manatees are an endangered species. These lumbering sea cows have no natural predators, but increased contact with humans has hurt their population. From the wikipedia:
Many manatees are injured or killed by collisions with powerboats. Manatees occasionally ingest fishing gear (hooks, metal weights, etc.) while feeding. These foreign materials do not seem to harm [...]
Animal Intelligence reader Nick, pleased to see some life in the site, forwarded the following video of clever animals stealing things.
I’m rather fond of the crow who steals from the kangaroo. The poor kangaroo looks baffled. And what prompts the bird of prey to steal the guy’s hat? That one’s a mystery to me.
Burglary Suspect Charged with Animal Cruelty
This kind of stuff makes me sick.
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Tags: Daily Links
Here’s a clip of an amazing horse rescue in The Netherlands. The following text is transcribed directly from the video (spelling and all):
Rescue many horses the Netherlands
Noveber 3th, 2006
Length: 6 min. and 36 sec.
Music: Vangelis
October 31th: More than one hundred horses were surprised by a heavy storm in the northern part of the Netherlands. 18 [...]
Tags: Current Events · Movies · Rescues