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 ...

Management of within-group conflict is a key feature of human lives and those of many social animals, with contestants known to adopt various strategies in the immediate aftermath to minimize costs.

In wild dwarf mongoose communities, immigrants are always welcome. But a new study shows it takes a little time before newcomers will be trusted with a crucial job: serving on guard duty. A team ...

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 ...

In their notorious battles with snakes, dwarf mongooses are more likely to help attack the enemy if they are closely bonded to the individual raising the alarm, reports new experimental research from ...

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For a dwarf mongoose, a handstand is a crucial skill learned at an early age. “It’s funny to watch the youngsters trying to do it … almost as soon as they can walk,” says Lynda Sharpe, a behavioral ...

Dwarf mongooses remember previous cooperative acts by their groupmates and reward them later, according to new work. Dwarf mongooses remember previous cooperative acts by their groupmates and reward ...

Three adorable dwarf mongooses make one of their first excursions out of their den. The Southern dwarf mongooses were born in mid-September at the Tiergarten Schonbrunn zoo in Vienna, Austria. In the ...

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 ...

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 ...