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What animal had the talent to predict the outcome of football matches?

Octopus Paul from the oceanarium in the German city of Oberhausen had an unusual talent - he predicted the outcome of the matches of the German national football team. At the 2008 European Championship, he made 4 correct predictions out of 6, and at the 2010 World Championship, he guessed the outcome of all the matches of the German national team, and then the outcome of the Spain-Netherlands final. The procedure was as follows: two containers of food were lowered into the aquarium, one of which had the flag of Germany, and the other the flag of the opponent. Which container Paul chose first, that team should have won.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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How do bees communicate?

When a worker bee finds a flower with nectar, how does she communicate it to others? How does she convey to them what kind of flower it is, how far away it is, and in what direction?

The way in which bees communicate this information is one of the most amazing wonders of nature. To begin with, let's say that the language of bees is an instinct. They do not learn it, but simply, having reached a certain age, they automatically master it.

Bee language is the language of smells and dances. When the bee discovers nectar or pollen, it returns home and starts dancing, describing regular circles one after another. The dance draws the attention of other bees and tells them where the nectar or pollen was found. Other bees by the smell of the returnee can find out what she has found.

If the bee dances animatedly, it means that a large amount of food has been found, and many bees fly away to search. Thus, the bee can report several things. From the dance, you can determine whether nectar or pollen has been found. By the smell of the bee itself, you can tell which flower to look for. The slowness of the dance speaks to the quantities of food found.

But all this applies only to flowers located within 100 meters of the hive. When the bee finds the desired plant farther away, when it returns home, it shows a different kind of dance. Instead of describing circles, she moves in a figure eight, connecting two loops with a straight line, while swinging her abdomen from side to side.

In addition to the previous information, this dance tells the bees how far and in which direction to fly. The number of rotations per minute indicates the distance. The farther, the less eights are described. For example, 11 rotations per minute is equivalent to a distance of 2700 m. The line along which the bee walks between the two loops of the eight shows the exact direction. The line is determined by the position of the sun in the sky, so other bees can immediately determine the correct angle!

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