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Friday, 12 July 2013

Smart parrots solve five-step puzzle to unlock treat

A species of Indonesian parrot can solve complex problems that involve undoing a series of different locks — revealing new depths to physical intelligence in birds.


Posted by Dr CLÉiRIGh at 06:44
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Labels: Ornithology, Semiosis
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