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Bumblebee pulls a string to extract blue disk with a sugar-water reward in the center out from under a plexiglas cover. (Screengrab from video by Queen Mary University of London) LONDON, UK, November ...

Bumblebees can learn to pull strings for food and pass on the ability to a colony, according to new research. Bumblebees can learn to pull strings for food and pass on the ability to a colony, ...

The humble bee is a lot smarter than you think it is. Despite having significantly less brain mass than that of you or me, they have reportedly been able to demonstrate a higher-than-average cognitive ...

The Barbados bullfinch and Carib grackle can pass the popular animal cognition test of string-pulling, but this ability may be unrelated to performance on six other cognitive tests, according a study.

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists in Britain have managed to teach bumblebees to pull strings to get to food and then pass on what they have learned to others in their colony - showing a high level of ...