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Parrots get mentioned all the time in animal intelligence research. Normally the experiments take different forms: you keep one parrot in captivity and teach it
by dmurray 7y ago
Parrots get mentioned all the time in animal intelligence research. Normally the experiments take different forms: you keep one parrot in captivity and teach it to speak, while you observe the behaviour of groups of crows in the wild.
- Iv 7y agoWhat surprised me witht he cuckatoo was its size. I think typical parrots are smaller. Now I know the size-intelligence relationship is very tenuous, but within a similar order, it may have a value?
- EdwardDiego 7y agoI highly recommend this book, written by two American ornithologists watching kea in the field for years: https://www.amazon.com/Kea-Bird-Paradox-Evolution-Behavior/dp/0520213394 https://www.amazon.com/Kea-Bird-Paradox-Evolution-Behavior/d...