Professor Simpoo's Gyan of the Month
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“Electric” fish and eels communicate by transmitting electrical signals to one another. |
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Qualities displayed by animals that were once thought unique to humans include fairness, tool-making, language, self-awareness, improvisation, deception, culture, planning, abstract thought and mental states like guilt, loyalty and depression. |
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More than 450 species of animals have been documented as having homosexual pairs, including grizzly bears, flamingos, salmon and penguins. |
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Fish recognise individual “shoal mates”, remember things that happened months ago, talk to each other in low-frequency sounds and learn by watching other fish. |
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Dogs have 25 times more olfactory receptors than humans do, which is why they hate cigarette smoke but can’t resist the smell of your dinner! |
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Elephants have been known to enjoy painting or drawing by using paintbrushes or even twigs held in their trunks. |
