Friday, May 6, 2011

Bird Brains

Apparently, birds who live in the city literally have bigger brains than birds who live the wild.... brings new credence to Aesop's fable "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse" story...





"Urban adapters" including tits, crows, nuthatches and wrens all come from families of related species that have large brains compared to their bodies.  Scientists suggest that larger brains make birds more adaptable to the changeable conditions of city living.

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