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Mathematical Pigeons Are Amazing But Not So Surprising

By Marc Bekoff, Ph.D. on December 25, 2011 in Animal Emotions

Pigeons can learn abstract rules about numbers and these new and exciting data support what's long been known about the numerical competency or "counting ability" of other captive and wild birds. Clearly, calling someone a birdbrain is a compliment. Bird brains are very active and their cognitive abilities rather remarkable and highly evolved. Read More

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Marc Bekoff

Marc Bekoff, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

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