"They can then tailor their pre-emptive behaviour accordingly." ...

Africa's smallest carnivore punishes members of the community that fought over food by grooming them less at the end of the day. Andrew Blok covered home energy, with a focus on solar, and navigated ...

While highly social and cooperative among themselves, dwarf mongooses take a while to warm up to newcomers. Shannon Benson Immigration policy isn’t just contentious among human societies: Different ...

Dwarf mongooses remember previous cooperative acts by their groupmates and reward them later, according to new work by University of Bristol researchers, published today in the journal Proceedings of ...

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Dwarf mongooses remember which groupmates have picked fights with others during the day and later shun the aggressors during pre-bedtime socializing sessions, according to new research. Management of ...

These social animals keep tabs on aggressive members of the group and groom them less after fights to punish them. A growl from the aggressor, followed by a hip-slam. High-pitched squeals of surrender ...

How do you tell the world what a big, tough competitor you are? If you’re a dwarf mongoose, you do a handstand to raise your rear as high as possible, then smear your anal scent glands on a bit of ...