Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Maybe We Should Have Elected A Bird

Researchers with nothing better to do have found that the Corvidae family of birds--which includes crows, ravens, and jays--can plan ahead. The researchers used a complex series of food rewards to train them, then withheld the food at certain times and under certain conditions. The birds came to anticipate the times they would not be given food, and took steps to set food aside to compensate.

Imagine that! Birds can think ahead and anticipate the consequences of their actions!

Guess Bush isn't such a bird brain after all.

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