New book asks whether animals can truly lie

Biologist James O'Hanlon explores whether animals can truly lie in his new book "Liars, Cheats and Copycats," which surveys deception across the animal kingdom. The book examines various deceptive behaviors and questions whether any of them constitute lying. This matters because it invites us to reconsider how we define lying and what it means for non-human animals.

What animal behaviors have you seen that seemed like deliberate trickery?

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