Like humans, these big-brained birds may owe their smarts to long childhoodsHuman beings typically d
Like humans, these big-brained birds may owe their smarts to long childhoodsHuman beings typically don’t leave the nest until well into our teenage years—a relatively rare strategy among animals. But corvids—a group of birds that includes jays, ravens, and crows—also spend a lot of time under their parents’ wings. Now, in a parallel to humans, researchers have found that ongoing tutelage by patient parents may explain how corvids have managed to achieve their smarts. -- source link
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