With the development of killer drones, it seems like everyone is worrying about killer robots. Now, as if that wasn't bad enough, we need to start worrying about lying, cheating robots as well.

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An animal communication specialist studies bison to see which bellows attract the ladies best.

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My dog and cat sometimes bark and meow at each other like they understand each other. Since humans don't speak dog or cat, and thay don't speak our language, can dogs understand meows and vice versa? Maya NC

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Animals know how to speak up, pipe down, cut to the chase or spin a long yarn in order to stand out amidst the din when it comes to communicating with peers, a new set of studies suggests.

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OK, singing may be a stretch; it's more of a hum.

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There may never be another bird like Alex. The brainy African gray parrot, who died in September at age 31, had a grasp of numbers, colors, and even a very basic insight into the concept of 'zero' that challenged scientists' most fundamental assumptions about animal intelligence.

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