For the past 50 years, international animal cognition research has focused on how tool use is related to animal intelligence. But new research casts doubt on long-held assumptions.
- Emeritus Professor in Animal Behaviour, University of New England
From choosing a compatible personality to sharing childcare equally, many Australian birds have mastered the art of successful relationships.
Magpies have such good hearing, they can hear the very faint sound of grass roots being chewed.
Like reptiles, birds do not have two separate exits from the body. They have one, called the cloaca. It is quite similar to the human anus but the cloaca expels both indigestible bits and toxins.
Magpies have long memories, and human behaviour towards them largely determines how they respond
For a long time it was not believed that animals were even capable of feeling pain, let alone complex emotions. We now know that is far from the truth.
Australian birds are arguably among the smartest in the world, displaying complex behaviours comparable to those observed in great apes.
Not all chimpanzees are created equal. Not only are some more intelligent than others, but about half of this variation is genetically inherited, according to research published today in Current Biology…
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