bird intelligence

[L&L Knight <>]

True, but you would have to say that many human behaviours are not  
necessarily an indication of intelligence either!
Regards, Laurie.

PS, I think the quail and button quail on the margins of Kobble Creek  
at the Samsonvale Cemetery [well-known SEQ twitching spot] are  
probably learning some swimming skills.
On 21/05/2009, at 9:10 AM, Peter Shute wrote:

> Lots of examples have been given of birds and animals being able to  
> identify human individuals.  Yet I know intelligent humans who are  
> very bad at it, and most of us aren't very good at recognising  
> individual animals unless they have distinctive markings.  So this  
> skill is not necessarily an indication of intelligence.
> Peter Shute
>
> Paul & Irene Osborn wrote on Thursday, 21 May 2009 8:58 AM:
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> >