Anne of Atriplex Services wrote:
>A Little Corella that lives with me is totally right-footed, in contrast
>to what others have reported of cockatoos. Sorry! :-)
So...
Do parrots develop handedness by genetics or by observation? Do wild birds
all exhibit a strong preference because they have learnt it from their
peers/conspecifics. Are you right-handed Anne? Is it possible that your
Little Corella learnt right-handedness from you? What happens with other
captive parrots (no I haven't read any of the handedness literature P
Veerman listed in an email yesterday).
Harvey
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