Weighing meal options
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Image of a Mexican Jay selecting peanuts from www.sci-News.com I just listened to a neat podcast from Scientific American’s…
Image of a Mexican Jay selecting peanuts from www.sci-News.com I just listened to a neat podcast from Scientific American’s…
Mexican Jays compare peanuts to determine which one has the most meat inside before choosing one for a meal. Karen Hopkin…
SUMMARY: Wild birds identify “good” seeds without first opening the shells by weighing them and by listening to the sound…
SUMMARY: Wild birds identify “good” seeds without first opening the shells by weighing them and by listening to the sound…
Plants and…
Wild birds identify “good” seeds without first opening the shells by weighing them and by listening to the sound produced when…
Many animals feed on seeds, acorns or nuts. The common feature of these are that they have shells and there is no direct way to…
Mexican Jays (Aphelocoma wollweberi) handling peanut pods appear to evaluate the pod content by 'weighing' the pods and by 'liste…