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Anoles Ace Cognitive Test

Caption: Puerto Rican anoles, Anolis evermanni, were tested on a food-finding apparatus normally used on birds. The lizards showed they could solve a novel problem, remember solutions and "unlearn" incorrect approaches.

Credit: Manuel Leal, Duke University

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