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We do NOT make them smarter

Postby Pajarita » Wed May 27, 2020 11:39 am

Contrary to previous research that seemed to show that lab animals are smarter than wild, this research done with Goffins shows it's not true. First link is article, second link is actual study
(Personal note: I loved that the birds outsmarted the researchers in a couple of examples!)

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/scie ... gence.html

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-65223-6
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