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Google DolphinGemma

Google’s new AI model could someday let you understand and talk to dolphins

By Eric Hal Schwartz published

Google's DolphinGemma AI model may help scientists communicate with dolphins.

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little piglets in nature

Pigs can't fly but they might be able to talk thanks to AI translators

By Eric Hal Schwartz published

AI can translate pig noises to human language.

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A Species Of Bat Called Nathusius' Pipistrelle Seen in Detail Mid-Flight

Thumb-sized bat on cusp of world record flight taken down by Russian house cat

By John Loeffler published

A thumb-sized Nathusius' pipistrelle was within 130 miles of breaking the world record for longest bat flight when it had an encounter with an alley cat in the Russian village of Molgino.

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Top Christmas gifts for pet owners

By Olivia Tambini published

Gift ideas Whether you're looking for a smart pet camera or the ultimate dog toy, we round up the best Christmas gifts for tech-savvy pet owners in 2020.

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This electronic cheetah-bot can help us develop more efficient robots

By Duncan Geere published

PhD student Geert Folkertsma at the University of Twente has built a robotic cheetah that he hopes can help optimise the robots of the future

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Teaching a robot is just like teaching an animal

How to train your robot: treat it like an animal

By Duncan Geere published

Washington State researchers are using animal training principles to help people to teach robots.

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