Monday 9 March 2020

The parrots that understand probabilities

A kea,image courtesy of Markus Koljonen, CC-BY-SA-2.5.




Joel Kontinen

According to evolution, chimps should be next to humans as learners. However, a new video shows that The New Zealand kea can outperform monkeys in several intelligence tests

A group of kea, a type of parrot from New Zealand, have been surprising scientists with their smart predictions. Researchers set them a series of intelligence tests based around probabilities and social cues. They found that kea can perform better than chimps .




The parrots that understand probabilities Nature video.