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

Author(s)
Kaplan, Gisela
Publication Date
2016
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.
Citation
The Conversation Yearbook 2016: 50 Standout articles from Australia's top thinkers, p. 191-194
ISBN
9780522871081
9780522871074
Link
https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21242
Language
en
Publisher
Melbourne University Press
Edition
1
Title
Bird-brained and brilliant: Australia's avians are smarter than you think
Type of document
Book Chapter
Entity Type
Publication

Files:

NameSizeformatDescriptionLink