Bird-brained and brilliant: Australia's avians are smarter than you think

Title
Bird-brained and brilliant: Australia's avians are smarter than you think
Publication Date
2016
Author(s)
Kaplan, Gisela
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2476-2088
Email: gkaplan@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:gkaplan
Editor
Editor(s): John Watson
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Melbourne University Press
Place of publication
Melbourne, Australia
Edition
1
UNE publication id
une:21434
Abstract
Calling someone a 'bird brain' is not usually meant as a compliment. But, as research continues to reveal, birds are much smarter than was once thought. Australian birds are arguably among the smartest in the world. Some display complex behaviours such as problem solving, learning and tool use comparable to behaviours observed in great apes. I've summarised what we know about Australia's exceptional birds in my book 'Bird Minds', showing how versatile and complex our native birds really are.
Link
link
Citation
The Conversation Yearbook 2016: 50 Standout articles from Australia's top thinkers, p. 191-194
ISBN
9780522871081
9780522871074
Start page
191
End page
194

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