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Hyenas, Wolves Appear to Strike Cooperative Pact in Negev Desert : Discovery News

In a study recently published in the journal Zoology in the Middle East, scientists from the United States and Israel report sightings of striped hyenas roaming amid packs of grey wolves in the Negev desert. Neither hyenas nor wolves usually behave … Continue reading

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Manta Rays are First Fish to Recognize Themselves in a Mirror

Giant manta rays have been filmed checking out their reflections in a way that suggests they are self-aware.Only a small number of animals, mostly primates, have passed the mirror test, widely used as a tentative test of self-awareness. “This new … Continue reading

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