African elephants are known to recognize groups of humans, to test electric fences with their tusks to avoid injury, and (of course) can remember paths to resources passed down to them decades earlier ...

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It's hard for humans to measure the true depth of an animal's intelligence. However, we know some creatures are smart based on their behavior. Dogs, dolphins, and even the ocean-dwelling octopus all ...

Pointing at something is one of those human universals that we do without thinking. We start showing infants objects by pointing very early, and when they get it—when they look at what we’re ...

This writer believes an Illinois zoo's new exhibit will roll back progress made in the state to end cruel elephant ...