First-ever study shows bumble bees 'play' - Queen Mary University of London
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bumble bees can 'play' like animals, new study shows
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Bees learn football from their buddies
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Bumblebees get a buzz out of playing with balls, study finds
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Study explains why there are so many bumblebees found on the ground as spring begins in Scotland
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First-ever study shows bumble bees 'play
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bumble bees can 'play' like animals, new study shows
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Bumblebees 'teach others to solve puzzles that are too complex to
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New Study Shows Bees Enjoy Playing With Toys, a First for Insects
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Do bumble bees play? - ScienceDirect
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Plight of the bumblebee: how Queen Mary helped Britain's native
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Bumblebees solve puzzles by learning from their peers
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Bumblebees – Gardening at Last