From Ant Supercolonies To Beaver Cities, Science Is Reopening The Debate On Animal Civilizations
Last Updated:May 10, 2026, 6:20 PM IST New research into animal behaviour is challenging old assumptions that civilisation, culture and collective memory belong only to humans. Two North American beavers check out a dam. (IMAGE: AFP FILE) For generations, humans have largely understood animals in simple collective terms — a herd of elephants, a murder…