Newborn chicks match “kiki” with spiky shapes and “bouba” with round ones, revealing the curious bouba-kiki effect in animals.

For most of us, creating mental images based on speech or memory is very easy. If I say “cube”, you are probably already picturing one in your mind (although people with aphantasia have little or no ...

Baby chicks bring excitement the moment they arrive, yet the first few weeks require careful attention. Their small size makes them sensitive to temperature, diet changes, and new surroundings. A ...

The flamboyance of flamingos at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge has grown a little larger with some newborn chicks. Flamingo Chicks at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Dr. Mark Penning — VP of Disney’s ...

While it may not actually be spring yet, 230 chicks arrived at Blain’s Farm and Fleet in Davenport this morning, and a few of their experts explained how to take care of them. “Spring is here when the ...

When people are shown a spiky shape next to a rounded one and asked which shape is called "kiki" and which one is "bouba," people from all kinds of cultures overwhelmingly associate "bouba" with the ...

From birth, animals can use their spontaneous preferences (predispositions that are not learned) to decide which stimuli to attend and approach. Previous research has shown how infants and newborn ...

NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. — Earlier this week we shared a story regarding the good work that the Niagara SPCA continues to do especially during the spring time as many animals begin to have their babies.