The animal alliances reshaping our understanding of intelligence

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Mar 21, 2025, 10:23 am1.3k ptsInterestingTop
In nature, interactions between species are often framed in terms of survival—those that hunt and those that are hunted. But research is showing some animals form surprising partnerships, reshaping scientists' ideas about how intelligence evolves in the animal kingdom.

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