Watch: We're a step closer to finding out if bees have feelings, here's why

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In a first-of-its-kind study from Australia's Macquarie University, in collaboration with Southern Medical University in China, researchers observed bees showing "emotion-like behaviours" previously only seen in mammals.

The BBC's Australia reporter Lana Lam explains how their work suggests that bees might have a much richer inner life than ever thought before.

• Published9 July

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