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An example of the trap-jaw ant escaping (00:34)

An example of the trap-jaw ant bouncing (00:14)

Trap-jaw ant manidble close-up

A close-up of the trap-jaw ant mandible in action (00:05)

The researchers place a white "X" on one side of Happy's head (00:44)

Happy engages in repetitive trunk raises (00:44)

Elephants show investigative behavior on the first day of mirror exposure (00:20)

This cell is one of thousands on the tentacles of this starlet sea anemone (00:04)

A blue-throated side-blotched lizard defending his territory (00:16)

A black-backed land crab struggles to move its flimsy new exoskeleton (00:16)

Wild chimpanzees using 'directed scratches' to request grooming (00:21)

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Trap-jaw ant "Escaping"

An example of the trap-jaw ant escaping (00:34)

Trap-jaw ant "Bouncing"

An example of the trap-jaw ant bouncing (00:14)

Trap-jaw ant manidble close-up

A close-up of the trap-jaw ant mandible in action (00:05)

The Mark Test

The researchers place a white "X" on one side of Happy's head (00:44)

Happy Tests Mirror

Happy engages in repetitive trunk raises (00:44)

Elephants Investigate Mirror

Elephants show investigative behavior on the first day of mirror exposure (00:20)

Nematocyst Discharge

This cell is one of thousands on the tentacles of this starlet sea anemone (00:04)

Altruistic Lizards

A blue-throated side-blotched lizard defending his territory (00:16)

Growing Into a New Shell

A black-backed land crab struggles to move its flimsy new exoskeleton (00:16)

The Directed Scratch

Wild chimpanzees using 'directed scratches' to request grooming (00:21)

Designing the Next Generation Space Suit

The Science of Love

All 39 Birds-of-Paradise Species Captured on Film for the First Time

Swim With The Whales

Five Common Historical Misconceptions Explained

How does Liu Bolin Make Himself Invisible?

What Did the Rebel Yell Sound Like?

Swim with the Mola Mola

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An example of the trap-jaw ant escaping (00:34)

An example of the trap-jaw ant bouncing (00:14)

A close-up of the trap-jaw ant mandible in action (00:05)

The researchers place a white "X" on one side of Happy's head (00:44)

Happy engages in repetitive trunk raises (00:44)

Elephants show investigative behavior on the first day of mirror exposure (00:20)

This cell is one of thousands on the tentacles of this starlet sea anemone (00:04)

A blue-throated side-blotched lizard defending his territory (00:16)

A black-backed land crab struggles to move its flimsy new exoskeleton (00:16)

Wild chimpanzees using 'directed scratches' to request grooming (00:21)

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