Kate Douglas, writing in New Scientist today, describes six things once thought to be uniquely human traits, but now seen in the animal world: culture, mind reading, tool use, morality, emotions, and personality. The article includes links to archived stories and videos of animals doing unusual things, like meercats teaching their children how to hunt scorpions and baby birds learning to sing in sync.
And all of this interesting stuff is available for free on the New Scientist website.
Six 'uniquely' human traits now found in animals, Kate Douglas in New Scientist
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Dear Author, Readers,
The more we learn, the more we realize how little we truly know…and somehow these discoveries shouldn’t surprise us–animals are more than just that.
…they are learning too, and evolving even as we are/have!
Peace, TinA