scavengers
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How Do Some Dogs Learn Words So Quickly?
Vicky Nina, a Yorkshire terrier, and Whisky, a border collie, were given a straightforward task that few dogs can complete: Amid a trove of toys the two pets were already familiar with, they had to identify a new toy by name — more specifically, by the fact that it was the only object they didn’t…
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Dead Alligators Dropped To The Bottom Of The Sea Make For A Rare And Delicious Meal
An experiment to see how deep-sea creatures might react to the presence of an uncommon food source—alligator carcasses—has resulted in some fascinating new science.
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Watch This Industrious Badger Bury An Entire Cow By Itself
Camera traps set up in Utah’s Great Basin Desert have captured unprecedented behaviour showing a badger burying an entire cow by itself. Incredibly, the buried carcass was able to sustain the badger for months.