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They can identify a worm from 300 feet, why would they not be able to do that.
by almosthere 1y ago
They can identify a worm from 300 feet, why would they not be able to do that.
- steve_adams_86 1y agoI had a similar thought. Birds are extremely visual animals. They should be good at noticing changes in patterns and such. It might seem remarkable that they can do this in a structured setting like humans do, but the more I learn about animals… The less remarkable I think this kind of behaviour is.
- alganet 1y agoI was discussing the matter of sense with some pelicans once and they told me they are more smell-oriented than visual.
- xandrius 1y agoThere might be lots of things going on there: colour, depth, pattern matching. This one shows that they can distinguish shapes even slightly different from another. I think it is still significant and interesting.
- andoando 1y agoPattern matching can recognize shapes