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

While warfare seems like a deeply human conflict, a tiny carnivore also makes its own strategic moves before battle.

Dwarf mongooses change how they move, call and rest beforehand, adjusting caution to the specific rival group nearby.

Dwarf mongooses anticipate encounters with rival groups and adjust how they move, communicate and defend resources beforehand ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...