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Do you have a double?

Mysteries of Science

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The Different Types of Doppelgangers

We know that just because people look alike, it doesn't necessarily mean they act alike. Mike Sheehan is an associate professor of animal behavior at Cornell University. His work looks at how animals use recognition systems to mediate their interactions. He says there's variation across different species about what types of traits they use to recognize individuals.

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