Entries categorized as ‘birds’
The Chicken Police
April 13, 2008 · 1 Comment
Two chickens break up a bunny fight.
Categories: birds · mammals
Tagged: behaviour, chickens, rabbits, video
25,000 Penguins
March 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment
These pictures were taken 2,000ft above the shoreline of South Georgia, a British territory close to the Falklands.
More in the Daily Mail.
Animals Are Smarter Than You Think
March 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Alex the parrot has a brain the size of a walnut but on many counts evidences the intelligence of a young child.
To demonstrate, Pepperberg carried Alex on her arm to a tall wooden perch in the middle of the room. She then retrieved a green key and a small green cup from a basket on a shelf. She held up the two items to Alex’s eye.”What’s same?” she asked.
Without hesitation, Alex’s beak opened: “Co-lor.”
“What’s different?” Pepperberg asked.
“Shape,” Alex said.
National Geographic: Animal Minds
Categories: birds
Tagged: intelligence, research




