You can add marmoset monkeys to the list of species that use “names.” But whether animals have anything more to say remains unknown. Do animals have names? According to the poet T.S. Eliot, cats have ...

Your dog’s mysterious barking at 3 AM might finally make sense. Scientists are using artificial intelligence to decode animal communication patterns, and the results challenge everything you thought ...

What's in a name? People use unique names to address each other, but we're one of only a handful of animal species known to do that, including bottlenose dolphins. Finding more animals with names and ...

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The human capacity to learn exceeds that of any other animal. Indeed, our massive memories and impressive computing power are the engines of all that makes us different from other animals, rooted ...