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| Subject: | Speaking of magpies |
| From: | Bron King <> |
| Date: | Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:33:51 +1000 |
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Heard on ABC program The World Today Thurs 21st
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/ (listen to last item) an item about magpies, purported to be of the Australian variety, being able to recognise themselves in a mirror, thus proving advanced intelligence. This was based on work by Helmut Prior et al The only problem is he'd studied Pica pica, not our own warbling flyers. http://0-biology.plosjournals.org.ilsprod.lib.neu.edu/perlserv/?SESSID=289c5f7531b07d242819badd069ab181&request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0060202 As I told them gently in the feedback it's rather like an Austrian winning a gold medal in synchronised swimming which an Australian brings home to the trophy cabinet! (or something to that effect) Bronwyn ******************************************************************************************************* This is the email announcement and discussion list of the Canberra Ornithologists Group. List-Post: <> List-Help: <> List-Unsubscribe: <> List-Subscribe: <> List archive: |
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