by Christine Kenneally BH | Feb 2, 2012 | Dogs, Orangutan, Preserved animals
On a stormy day in January 1925, before a crowd of hundreds, a nine-foot-tall polar bear was transferred to a new enclosure at Melbourne Zoo. As lightning flashed and thunder...
by Christine Kenneally BH | Apr 12, 2008 | Birds, Bonobos, Brain, Crows, Dogs, Languages, The First Word
Ever since Galileo argued that the sun was the center of the solar system, the idea of Earth as the universal hub has been the classic example of scientific arrogance. It’s certainly a foolproof example of the way humans consider themselves the rule by which...
by Christine Kenneally BH | Jun 27, 2007 | Dogs, Imitation
Dogs aren’t just good at imitation, they can make judgement calls about what to imitate. Only humans have been shown to imitate in this way before. Science Friday, The Age.
