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  1. May 10th, 2009, 10:34 AM #1
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    Bird Brains

    BBC: Meet the brains of the animal world


    Self-aware?

    "'In the past, people thought birds were stupid,' laments the aptly named scientist Christopher Bird.

    But in fact, some of our feathered friends are far cleverer than we might think.

    And one group in particular - the corvids - has astonished scientists with extraordinary feats of memory, an ability to employ complex social reasoning and, perhaps most strikingly, a remarkable aptitude for crafting and using tools."

    Mr Bird, who is based at the department of zoology at Cambridge University, says: "I would rate corvids as being as intelligent as primates in many ways."


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  2. May 10th, 2009, 11:36 AM #2
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    Frankly, who is studying who?
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    Sure, hooks today, nukes tomorrow.

    It's tough enough with what they 'drop' on you now - it will be terrible to have your hat disappear too.


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  4. May 11th, 2009, 08:24 PM #4
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    Alfred Hitchcock was right!!!
    " I don't like the idea of getting shot in the hand" -Blackie in "Rustlers Rhapsody"

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    Birds are definitely cleverer than we give them credit for. My parents have a parrot and she definitely understands what is going on and takes part in the conversation.
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    More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8181233.stm


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  7. August 20th, 2009, 01:58 PM #7
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    Definitely clever
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  8. August 20th, 2009, 02:43 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Guts3d View Post
    Alfred Hitchcock was right!!!
    Are you suggesting they might run... a-fowl?
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  9. August 20th, 2009, 10:02 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Niclo Iste View Post
    Are you suggesting they might run... a-fowl?


    I am starting to suspect that Niclo and Platypus are one in the same. Has anyone ever seen them together at the same time?


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  10. August 21st, 2009, 05:35 AM #10
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    [quote=houseisland;680101]I am starting to suspect that Niclo and Platypus are one in the same. Has anyone ever seen them together at the same time?


    Lies! Neither one has ever flipped me the ...bird...
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  11. August 21st, 2009, 09:22 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by houseisland View Post
    I am starting to suspect that Niclo and Platypus are one in the same. Has anyone ever seen them together at the same time?


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    Quote Originally Posted by NooNoo View Post
    Definitely clever
    And very tasty, when properly prepared. Especially their unborn embryos, over easy, with some bacon and biscuits! Yum!
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    Quote Originally Posted by El_Squid View Post
    And very tasty, when properly prepared. Especially their unborn embryos, over easy, with some bacon and biscuits! Yum!
    Hmmm... you've never been one to eat crow willingly or at least not been one to admit it.

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    More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth...00/8388073.stm

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  15. December 3rd, 2009, 11:46 PM #15
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    Yet another tale plucked from the headlines

    Hehe sorry I had to throw another one in here.
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