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7 rules that explain Earth’s most extreme animal shapes and sizes

Animals come in extreme shapes and sizes, from enormous elephants and colossal squids to miniature marmoset monkeys and teeny-weeny frogs. But there is some method to nature’s madness, and while evolution can be unpredictable, there are a few established rules that govern how animals take these extreme shapes. Below are seven rules that scientists have […]

Can Dogs Detect the Earth’s Magnetic Field and Use it to Navigate?

We already know that dogs have amazing noses, but it seems they can also use magnetoreception to help them find their way.  Photo: dezy/Shutterstock By Zazie Todd PhD This page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you. Get Companion Animal Psychology in your inbox. […]

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