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"It is clear that some animals become familiar and get along with group members that happen to be other species, but…
"People may believe in miracle cures in part because doing so helps to fulfill powerful psychological needs."
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Foul-mouthed "Ripper" was a male musk duck who lived in Australia.
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"Ultimately, the question before us now is not whether we can edit memory, but whether we should."
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Scientists should use magic tricks to better understand animal intelligence and perception, argue a team of…
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