Humans like to think they're nothing like the rest of the animals we share the world with. After all, a dog can't use an iPod, and a chimp can't write a poem, right? So humans must be special!
Maybe not so much, though. Lots of animals share some things that we usually reserve just for people, and they're a lot more like us than we think! Animals do a lot of the things we do, including gossiping. Not so different, after all!
2.) Whale songs are like human songs: they have their favorites!
Male humpback whales in the South Pacific have mating songs that usually spread from west to east over a period of one mating season. They do this by a few whales joining a new group, and spreading the most popular song. And just like humans, they innovate quickly and move onto the next big thing, with only two or three months between best hits.
