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SYSK Choice: How to Get the Truth From Anyone & Fascinating Bird Facts

Something You Should Know

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Is Life as a Bird a Good Life?

Until recently, we thought birds were simple minded, flying automatons driven solely by instinct d and that their brains were so small and primitive. In the past several years, scientists who have been working in the lab and in the field, theyve really come to realize that the many species of birds are capable of far more intelligent behavior than we ever imagined. They use cognitive skills that are closer to our primate relatives, like chimps and arangatangs, than to their reptilian relatives.

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