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*Tortoise beetles [https://www.google.com/search?q=tortoise+beetles&tbm=isch vary so widely in appearance] that you'd think they were totally different species. | *Tortoise beetles [https://www.google.com/search?q=tortoise+beetles&tbm=isch vary so widely in appearance] that you'd think they were totally different species. | ||
*Ants in the Amazon [https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/09/0921_050921_amazon_ant_2.html use acid] to cultivate gardens of their preferred tree species. | *Ants in the Amazon [https://web.archive.org/web/20160405045852/https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/09/0921_050921_amazon_ant_2.html use acid] to cultivate gardens of their preferred tree species. | ||
*Queens in the "longhorn crazy ant" species can switch between [https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20072-zoologger-invasion-of-the-crazy-incestuous-ants.html three methods of reproduction]: the typical sexual process, asexual self-cloning, and cloning of males, making her a cloning machine that allows the nest to sustain small populations without suffering from inbreeding. | *Queens in the "longhorn crazy ant" species can switch between [https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20072-zoologger-invasion-of-the-crazy-incestuous-ants.html three methods of reproduction]: the typical sexual process, asexual self-cloning, and cloning of males, making her a cloning machine that allows the nest to sustain small populations without suffering from inbreeding. | ||
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*Some ants [[wp:Aphid#Symbioses|farm other animals]]. Also see the complex web of interactions with ants known as [[wp:Myrmecophily|myrmecophily]]. | *Some ants [[wp:Aphid#Symbioses|farm other animals]]. Also see the complex web of interactions with ants known as [[wp:Myrmecophily|myrmecophily]]. | ||
*Ants can be completely fooled by [https://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/06/butterflies-scrounge-off-ants-by-mimicking-the-music-of-quee | *Ants can be completely fooled by [https://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/02/06/butterflies-scrounge-off-ants-by-mimicking-the-music-of-quee sound mimicry]. | ||
*In a battle of wasp vs. spider, sometimes the wasp wins. Witness the [[wp:Tarantula wasp|tarantula wasp]]. | *In a battle of wasp vs. spider, sometimes the wasp wins. Witness the [[wp:Tarantula wasp|tarantula wasp]]. | ||
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*There is evidence that animals learn each other's calls; it’s not instinctual. | *There is evidence that animals learn each other's calls; it’s not instinctual. | ||
*[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/319493 Inter-species play] ([https://www.treehugger.com | *[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/319493 Inter-species play] ([https://www.treehugger.com/rare-interspecies-play-observed-between-dolphins-and-whales-4857038 2nd article]). This is a first-time observation; can animals that play together work together? Also, see [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7291501.stm this remarkable story] of a dolphin helping beached whales. | ||
*"One thing that remains is our language. But amazingly complex behaviours - culture, tool use, social interaction - we see all of this in the animal kingdom." ([http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9417000/9417308.stm BBC]) | *"One thing that remains is our language. But amazingly complex behaviours - culture, tool use, social interaction - we see all of this in the animal kingdom." ([http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9417000/9417308.stm BBC]) | ||
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*[https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/01/dogs-use-subway-cat-takes-bus-and-other-adventures-in-animal-intelligence/ How smart] [https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/when-meeting-up-at-sea-bottlenose-dolphins-exchange-name-like-whistles are] [https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/01/who-needs-words-crows-you-wild-gorillas-alison-krauss/ animals], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GOb3nFpewM really]? Their language use shouldn’t be underestimated, seeing as even prairie dogs seem to possess a highly-specific way to describe threats. Exceptional individuals: [[wp:Kanzi|Kanzi]] ([https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/10022981.html 2nd article]), [[wp:Cholla_the_painting_horse|Cholla]], [[wp:Washoe_(chimpanzee)|Washoe]], [[Alex_(parrot)|Alex]], [[wp:N%27kisi|N'kisi]], [[wp:Koko_(gorilla)|Koko]]. See also [[wp:Tool_use_by_animals|tool use by animals]]. | *[https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/01/dogs-use-subway-cat-takes-bus-and-other-adventures-in-animal-intelligence/ How smart] [https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/when-meeting-up-at-sea-bottlenose-dolphins-exchange-name-like-whistles are] [https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/01/who-needs-words-crows-you-wild-gorillas-alison-krauss/ animals], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GOb3nFpewM really]? Their language use shouldn’t be underestimated, seeing as even prairie dogs seem to possess a highly-specific way to describe threats. Exceptional individuals: [[wp:Kanzi|Kanzi]] ([https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/10022981.html 2nd article]), [[wp:Cholla_the_painting_horse|Cholla]], [[wp:Washoe_(chimpanzee)|Washoe]], [[Alex_(parrot)|Alex]], [[wp:N%27kisi|N'kisi]], [[wp:Koko_(gorilla)|Koko]]. See also [[wp:Tool_use_by_animals|tool use by animals]]. | ||
*Dolphins play by making bubble rings, and whales can hunt using bubble nets. Green Herons [https://www.youtube.com/watch? | *Dolphins play by making bubble rings, and whales can hunt using bubble nets. Green Herons [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Porp5v5lLKk use bait] to catch fish. | ||
*How much do animals really understand? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opd6XhyV310&feature=related This (baby?) shark] grabs a morsel from a girl’s fingers without even scratching her. Dolphins [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn6kJJfNLVA&feature=related understand mirrors] at least as early as human children. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuHCiBqcWJU This cow] knows how to unlock a gate | *How much do animals really understand? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opd6XhyV310&feature=related This (baby?) shark] grabs a morsel from a girl’s fingers without even scratching her. Dolphins [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn6kJJfNLVA&feature=related understand mirrors] at least as early as human children. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuHCiBqcWJU This cow] knows how to unlock a gate and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cy7gQ496vs this one] knows how to use a water pump. | ||
*Animals showing compassion and/or surprising comprehension towards humans: [http://old.post-gazette.com/neigh_west/20020409lulu0409p1.asp Pig saves owner], [https://www.scotsman.com/news/horse-rides-rescue-owner-attacked-field-raging-cow-2512558 horse saves owner], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cambridgeshire/3441337.stm rabbit saves owner], [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1202941/Pictured-The-moment-Mila-brave-Beluga-whale-saved-stricken-divers-life-pushing-surface.html beluga whale saves diver], dolphins [https://web.archive.org/web/20171213051543/https://www.today.com/news/dolphins-save-surfer-becoming-sharks-bait-2D80555123 save a surfer] and [https://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=51079184603 save a diver], [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1328806/Dick-Van-Dyke-Pod-porpoises-saved-I-fell-asleep-surfboard.html porpoises save Dick Van Dyke]. | *Animals showing compassion and/or surprising comprehension towards humans: [http://old.post-gazette.com/neigh_west/20020409lulu0409p1.asp Pig saves owner], [https://www.scotsman.com/news/horse-rides-rescue-owner-attacked-field-raging-cow-2512558 horse saves owner], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cambridgeshire/3441337.stm rabbit saves owner], [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1202941/Pictured-The-moment-Mila-brave-Beluga-whale-saved-stricken-divers-life-pushing-surface.html beluga whale saves diver], dolphins [https://web.archive.org/web/20171213051543/https://www.today.com/news/dolphins-save-surfer-becoming-sharks-bait-2D80555123 save a surfer] and [https://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=51079184603 save a diver], [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1328806/Dick-Van-Dyke-Pod-porpoises-saved-I-fell-asleep-surfboard.html porpoises save Dick Van Dyke]. | ||
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*[http://web.mit.edu/nnf/publications/GHM172.pdf Microrheometry of Sub-Nanoliter Biopolymer Samples: Non-Newtonian Flow Phenomena of Carnivorous Plant Mucilage]. | *[http://web.mit.edu/nnf/publications/GHM172.pdf Microrheometry of Sub-Nanoliter Biopolymer Samples: Non-Newtonian Flow Phenomena of Carnivorous Plant Mucilage]. | ||
*[https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199611143352004 Contagious cancer]. | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120208123458/https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199611143352004 Contagious cancer]. | ||
*[https://phys.org/news/2016-10-prion.html#nRlv Prions] are a likely candidate for how the Daodan works. | *[https://phys.org/news/2016-10-prion.html#nRlv Prions] are a likely candidate for how the Daodan works. | ||