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Abstract. Animals often balance asocial and social information strategically, adjusting when and from whom they copy based on context. Yet the cognition dr

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Larger animal groups are widely understood to require more space and travel farther to mitigate the foraging costs of within-group competition. Yet, between-group interactions and shifting resource di...

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Scientists are not immune from bias. Studying nonhuman species objectively is inherently challenging, especially for ‘charismatic’ and ostensibly huma…

Animals often balance asocial and social information strategically, adjusting when and from whom they copy based on context. Yet the cognition driving this dynamic—and its broader implications—remains...

Tool use is widely reported across a broad range of the animal kingdom, yet comprehensive empirical tests of its function and evolutionary drivers ...

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From Africa, Asia, and Europe, these sites give us a rare window into the ways that organic technology shaped ancestral lives.

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