From cacaotès that imitates sounds to better seduce, unlike the meowing difference between wild and domestic cats… The surprising abilities of animals

The Frameries scientific discovery park inaugurates its immersive room with the film “Not Beasts”. Research on the intelligence of animals, including pets, never ceases to amaze.

Sophie DevillersPlanet service journalist

Published on 2022-04-10 at 11:01 am – Updated 2022-04-10 at 12:38 p.m.

Did you know that if male cockatoos are able to memorize and imitate hundreds of sounds, it is to better attract females? Indeed, the larger the vocal repertoire of a male, the more it appeals to females and will have a chance of reproducing. Or that pigs can let themselves wither if they are torn from their mother…