Hide
some gold coins in your backyard, and you'll probably check around to
make sure no one is spying on where you stash them. Eurasian jays are no
different.
A new study finds that the pinkish-gray birds with
striking blue wing patches are not only aware that others may be
watching while they stash their nuts and seeds for the winter, but also
might be surreptitiously listening, too. In response
,
they change their behaviors—stashing nuts in quieter places, for
example. The findings suggest that the jays may be able to understand
another's point of view, an ability rarely seen in animals other than
humans.
http://news.sciencemag.org/
Image: Eurasian jays pay attention to the sounds they and other jays make.
Credit: Kylie Millar
Hide
some gold coins in your backyard, and you'll probably check around to
make sure no one is spying on where you stash them. Eurasian jays are no
different.
A new study finds that the pinkish-gray birds with striking blue wing patches are not only aware that others may be watching while they stash their nuts and seeds for the winter, but also might be surreptitiously listening, too. In response
A new study finds that the pinkish-gray birds with striking blue wing patches are not only aware that others may be watching while they stash their nuts and seeds for the winter, but also might be surreptitiously listening, too. In response
,
they change their behaviors—stashing nuts in quieter places, for
example. The findings suggest that the jays may be able to understand
another's point of view, an ability rarely seen in animals other than
humans.
http://news.sciencemag.org/
Image: Eurasian jays pay attention to the sounds they and other jays make.
Credit: Kylie Millar
http://news.sciencemag.org/
Image: Eurasian jays pay attention to the sounds they and other jays make.
Credit: Kylie Millar
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