We all have heard of monkeys solving problems for food, learing simple sign language, and working together to solve problems, but now rooks have, too. In this article, researchers found that with simple training, birds could work together to get a reward of food. After making one bird wait for the other one, they did not work so well together.
This study shows that God made not just humans and primates as animals that can work cooperatively. It also shows the complexity he made all creatures with. These creatures are truely fascinating.
Birds Learn to Work Together
April 23rd, 2008 by sherodse · 3 Comments · Biology
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Birds are much much smarter than we give them credit for.
Ravens can even talk if you spit thier tounges and they can mimic/learn movement.
we should try that with the baby raven!!!!!!
Maybe calling someone a Bird Brain isn’t so bad…?
this is a link to a blog about a story that was on BBC news
http://fatfinch.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/rooks/
This experimant was very informing. Even though birds may not be chimps they are still smart creatures. I never thought of testing birds for good companionship. Another amazing way God proves he is the great craetor of everything.
It said in the article that since birds are monogomous that they do not fully understand compaionship but throught these tests they proved wrong. God is the creator. Finally, chimps don’t getv all the credit.
Knowing that birds work together is a well known fact, we see them all the time working to build their nest. They are very sharp-wittened animals, these creatures are just amazing proof of what God has placed on this earth. Birds understand what is going on around them, they have a kean eye on everything they see and hear.
They talk to each other just like we talk to one another every day, but in diffrent ways, they use song to lure in their mates, and to find other birds and their locations. Birds have various ways of doing everything, catching their prey, eating, and even perching, all birds come in many sizes and shapes.