That's a change, researchers say, that required wolves to begin thinking of humans as their social pals if they were ever to end up asleep at the end of our beds.
The dolphins often responded as if they were picturing their long-ago social pals, Bruck reports online today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. For instance, two younger dolphins, Kai and D.J., became watchful and alert when they heard the whistles of Lucky and Hastings, two dominant males they had spent time with at the Brookfield Zoo.
Decide to post a picture of your nice new Liverpool FC tattoo for your social media pals, then moments later realise the worst has happened and you've actually exposed rather more than intended to your legion of followers - and their followers, and their followers.
Some of the social benefits of PAL, particularly relating to easing transitions, have been identified as being linked to near-peer (Lockspeiser et al. 2008), rather than same level peer, interventions such as ours.
This all sounds like an interesting step on from the open-world racing experiences we've all seen, and with a connected map which shows you the location and activities of all your pals, the social elements are cutting edge too.
But a new study shows that many female Asian elephants are more like social butterflies, with numerous pals.
I feel… my social life suffers… pals, friends and having the energy to take part in activities, instead of saying no.
I've also heard tales of how censorship and its pal, propaganda, strengthen social media ties.
For-fun betting sites like Gottabet and PicksPal, which combine social networking with betting, are gaining popularity.
Try having a social event with your work pals now.
