A viral Chinese science essay explains why horses doze on their feet and why panicked bystanders keep calling the police on perfectly healthy napping animals. It is part of a wave of curious, non-political explainer writing that Chinese readers devour online.
A viral internet trick — taping paper to a cat's forehead — has a serious scientific backstory stretching back to 1940s animal behavior research. It explains why cats get stuck between competing instincts.
A Chinese science roundup highlights a study showing dolphins deliberately chase fish until they throw up, then eat the vomit. The collection also covers mourning humpback whales, moth survival near wildfires, and dog brain scans.
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