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City animals act in the same brazen ways around the world

By: Daniel T. Blumstein, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Ang

Date: April 8, 2026

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Summary

Cities breed smart wildlife because it takes savvy to survive there.

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