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1. Your face looks familiar: paper wasps of the species Polistes fuscatus live in strict hierarchical societies in which the ability to identify superiors and subordinates is crucial. Like humans, these insects have a cognitive tool kit for recognizing familiar faces

Author

Chittka, Lars and Dyer, Adrian

Subjects
Animal behavior -- Analysis, Animal communication -- Psychological aspects, Paper wasps -- Social aspects -- Behavior, Environmental issues, Science and technology, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

The ability to recognize individuals can convey significant benefits to social animals. In humans, the capacity to recognize different faces is crucial for making individual behaviour predictable for other members [...]

Published
2012

2. Monkeys predict cooperation

Subjects
Monkeys -- Behavior, Cooperation (Economics) -- Psychological aspects, Animal communication -- Psychological aspects, Environmental issues, Science and technology, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

Monkeys use a distinct set of neurons to predict whether a fellow primate is likely to cooperate for a common good. Keren Haroush and Ziv Williams at Harvard Medical School [...]

Published
2015

3. Baboons know when to be noisy

Subjects
Baboons -- Behavior, Animal communication -- Psychological aspects, Environmental issues, Science and technology, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

Baboons can tell whether they need to make a ruckus to get attention or if they already have a captive audience. To see whether the animals adjust their mode of [...]

Published
2013

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