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Crows can treat "nothing" as a number.
True. Carrion crows placed an empty display just below one on their mental number line (Journal of Neuroscience, 2021). More in our 12 surprising facts about crows (and 5 myths, busted) →
15 surprising facts about the Amazon rainforest (and one big myth)
The Amazon has 390 billion trees, makes its own rain and is fed by Sahara dust — but it doesn't make 20% of our oxygen. Checked facts with…
12 surprising facts about crows (and 5 myths, busted)
Crows remember faces for years, make hooked tools, count out loud and decide in a quarter of a second. Checked crow facts with sources,…
12 surprising facts about biting midges, the tiny insects behind Shamonda
Biting midges are smaller than a pinhead, cut rather than stab, and spread diseases like bluetongue and Shamonda. Checked midge facts with…