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Recent studies reveal animals surprising intelligence and empathy, challenging old notions of animal brains. Ants prioritize leg wound treatment, cows and wolves exhibit problem-solving skills, and bonobos display complex thinking. Mice show empathy by waking unconscious cage mates, cockatoos pass down tool-using tricks, and trained dogs detect Parkinsons early. These findings suggest a widespread intelligence and cooperation across the animal kingdom, prompting a reevaluation of animal lives and humanitys role.
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