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Dolphins form structured boys’ groups to improve mating chances

Six weeks to play chicken before flying the coop

Dogs have masters, cats have servants, so why do domestic cats tolerate each other?

Get the message: magpie-larks use song and movement to intimidate

Pocket gophers go for a pocket-sized harvest by “farming” roots underground

Why do cats act so weird when exposed to catnip and silvervine?

Otters are social learners – but solo puzzle solvers

The jewel beetles’ iridescent, glossy wings work as a deceptive warning to protect them after detection by predators

Bottlenose dolphins may use corals to help treat skin infections

Can animals have wealth inequality?

Vampire bats bond when randomly paired, like college roommates

All you need is love – oxytocin treatment for lions

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