Research
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Do Crows Understand Recursion?
Crows are notoriously clever, and some of the smartest animals in the Natural World. Now, a new study suggests their grasp of a complex cognitive principle is better than that of macaques and…
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Human vs. Animal Eyes
The differences between human and animal eyes are just as interesting as the similarities. Eye shape can transcend class of animal, eyeballs don’t always align with body size, and pupils come in a…
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Why Don’t Wild Animals Get Lost?
Have you ever wondered how birds follow their migration route or how sea turtles find their way back to their birthplace? After all, sea turtles spend twelve years at sea before they return…
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Crow Language and Communication
The other day I was on the deck, chatting with one of my crows. Thoreau is the chatterbox in the family. After the usual, “How’s your day goin’? Any h-a-w-k trouble today? Yes,…
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Gray Wolves and Restless Mayhem
All wolves, especially gray wolves, get a bad rap for killing livestock. But wolves will only target livestock if their usual prey is unavailable. And when they do, they go after the elderly,…
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Are Orca Serial Killers of the Sea?
Orca are one of the world’s most beloved and awe-inspiring creatures. Also called killer whales and wolves of the sea, Orca aren’t whales at all. They’re porpoises, the largest members of the dolphin…
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Animal Communication + Unnatural Mayhem
Deep down, each of us has a powerful, underused connection to the world around us. Consider the time when you sensed someone watching you, even if you couldn’t see them. Or the gut…
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Can Graphologists ID Serial Killers’ Handwriting?
Graphologists claim handwriting is strongly linked to various personality traits, and serial killers may reveal their murderous side within their written words. Handwriting analysis is a tedious and methodical process that relies on…
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Early Life of Edmund Kemper
The crimes of Edmund Kemper have been well-publicized for years — the hit Netflix series Mindhunter even focuses on Kemper — but the story of what led him to take the plunge into…
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Is a Young Child Serial Killer Born Bad?
While researching cases for Pretty Evil New England, I stumbled across the bizarre case of America’s youngest male serial killer. Later, I searched for a female child serial killer and found an even…
