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Birds with more complex vocal skills are better problem-solvers

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/birds-complex-vocal-skills-problem-solvers

Evidence for a relationship between bird vocal learning and cognitive prowess has been mixed. Now, a massive new study confirms they are linked. (

Birds with more complex vocal skills are better problem-solvers

Research article: Songbird species that display more-complex vocal learning are better problem-solvers and have larger brains

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FarraigePlaisteach

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The reason I stopped eating them isn’t because they are smart, it’s because they have a nervous system and can experience pain. We now know too that many (most/all?) can experience emotional pain, for example, grief.

Edit: people downvoting scientific fact. You have my sympathies 😂

aeternum

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yup. absolutely. All animals should be off the plate.