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![three chimpanzees sitting together looking at something in one of their hands](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/asjEEVicJ4wFgqNkEj8GqH-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/asjEEVicJ4wFgqNkEj8GqH-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/asjEEVicJ4wFgqNkEj8GqH-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/asjEEVicJ4wFgqNkEj8GqH-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/asjEEVicJ4wFgqNkEj8GqH-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/asjEEVicJ4wFgqNkEj8GqH-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/asjEEVicJ4wFgqNkEj8GqH-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/asjEEVicJ4wFgqNkEj8GqH-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Chimps use military tactic only ever seen in humans before
By Patrick Pester published
Scientists have discovered that chimps living in Côte d'Ivoire carry out surveillance on each other to avoid or incite conflict — much like in human military operations.
![A close-up of a bear's open mouth as it roars](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FatpU3qUnZYt7HNbGj7Eeh-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FatpU3qUnZYt7HNbGj7Eeh-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FatpU3qUnZYt7HNbGj7Eeh-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FatpU3qUnZYt7HNbGj7Eeh-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FatpU3qUnZYt7HNbGj7Eeh-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FatpU3qUnZYt7HNbGj7Eeh-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FatpU3qUnZYt7HNbGj7Eeh-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FatpU3qUnZYt7HNbGj7Eeh-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Bear linked to multiple attacks in Japan found dead alongside its final victim
By Harry Baker published
Japanese officials found the body of a missing student alongside the corpse of a brown bear that likely killed him. The bear is also suspected of attacking several other people in the area.
![two photos showing wolves carrying sea otters in their jaws](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/25Mxotiz8u8hGErHEafqgU-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/25Mxotiz8u8hGErHEafqgU-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/25Mxotiz8u8hGErHEafqgU-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/25Mxotiz8u8hGErHEafqgU-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/25Mxotiz8u8hGErHEafqgU-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/25Mxotiz8u8hGErHEafqgU-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/25Mxotiz8u8hGErHEafqgU-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/25Mxotiz8u8hGErHEafqgU-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Watch rare footage of wolf hunting sea otter in Alaska at low tide
By Carys Matthews published
Coastal wolves in Alaska have learned to kill marine mammals, and have developed a "unique" lone hunting strategy to take down prey, scientists have said.
![photo shows a rat in the center of an area with images projected on its walls. The rat is hooked up to an apparatus that's suspended above its head](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8LjsdwefeRayBEF4DNFkDU-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8LjsdwefeRayBEF4DNFkDU-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8LjsdwefeRayBEF4DNFkDU-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8LjsdwefeRayBEF4DNFkDU-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8LjsdwefeRayBEF4DNFkDU-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8LjsdwefeRayBEF4DNFkDU-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8LjsdwefeRayBEF4DNFkDU-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8LjsdwefeRayBEF4DNFkDU-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Can rats 'imagine'? Rodents show signs of imagination while playing VR games
By Kamal Nahas published
Rats immersed in a VR world played games that could be won only by using imaginative route planning, scientists report.
![A grid showing the faces of multiple cats](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3bwzKVPwcJARKBfKKeFY3R-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3bwzKVPwcJARKBfKKeFY3R-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3bwzKVPwcJARKBfKKeFY3R-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3bwzKVPwcJARKBfKKeFY3R-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3bwzKVPwcJARKBfKKeFY3R-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3bwzKVPwcJARKBfKKeFY3R-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3bwzKVPwcJARKBfKKeFY3R-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3bwzKVPwcJARKBfKKeFY3R-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Cats have nearly 300 facial expressions, including a 'play face' they share with humans
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Researchers recorded hundreds of facial expressions in cats, finding they're not quite as aloof as previously thought.
![A Karelian bear dog is companion to a trained wolf in the forest.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xHDaVHCpUw7snuX57zkBYN-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xHDaVHCpUw7snuX57zkBYN-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xHDaVHCpUw7snuX57zkBYN-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xHDaVHCpUw7snuX57zkBYN-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xHDaVHCpUw7snuX57zkBYN-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xHDaVHCpUw7snuX57zkBYN-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xHDaVHCpUw7snuX57zkBYN-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xHDaVHCpUw7snuX57zkBYN-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Are dogs smarter than wolves?
By Kiley Price published
Dogs evolved from wolves, but is one smarter than the other?
![A view of Llullaillaco, a 22,000-foot-tall volcano on the border between Argentina and Chile.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PnLhiLuVbdKzfmSfXdaNkd-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PnLhiLuVbdKzfmSfXdaNkd-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PnLhiLuVbdKzfmSfXdaNkd-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PnLhiLuVbdKzfmSfXdaNkd-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PnLhiLuVbdKzfmSfXdaNkd-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PnLhiLuVbdKzfmSfXdaNkd-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PnLhiLuVbdKzfmSfXdaNkd-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PnLhiLuVbdKzfmSfXdaNkd-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
22,000-foot volcano summit is home to Earth's highest-dwelling vertebrates, study confirms
By Sascha Pare published
Mummified mice found atop volcanoes in South America have long hinted that rodents forage on peaks as tall as 22,000 feet, but it turns out mice permanently live at these extreme heights.
![Two chimpanzees squat on the ground in Kibale National Park, Uganda.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3gGvRt7sBUzGQqXzcyCmZ8-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3gGvRt7sBUzGQqXzcyCmZ8-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3gGvRt7sBUzGQqXzcyCmZ8-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3gGvRt7sBUzGQqXzcyCmZ8-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3gGvRt7sBUzGQqXzcyCmZ8-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3gGvRt7sBUzGQqXzcyCmZ8-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3gGvRt7sBUzGQqXzcyCmZ8-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3gGvRt7sBUzGQqXzcyCmZ8-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Chimps go through menopause. That could shed light on how it evolved in humans.
By Sascha Pare published
Researchers have found evidence suggesting wild chimpanzees in Uganda's Kibale National Park go through menopause, shedding light on the evolution of this rare trait in humans.
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