Mirror test shows magpies aren't so bird-brained
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New research shows that magpies can recognise themselves - the first time this has been shown in non-mammals.
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0422763461 ill fuck your magpies for exotic mailman and packages possibly some sheldon and then johhny hubbawatti to finish off my sexual plesures and to top it off have a smoke with its beak in my asshole
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i'm smarter than that stupid bird..just barely
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once an animal figures out a mirror, it knows it is a reflection. It can not be done in one instant.
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Nothing new, I always knew corvids were smart
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Magpies are so smart that they make great sandwiches.
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Yea, I knew it! They are not only smart, but they are also super handsome! Ok, their singing is not very pretty, but who cares!
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@endthedisease I know you said feel. They controlled for that with the black dots, which, according to the video, they had no reaction to.
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@falcoperegrinus82 color has nothing to do with feeling. I said feel.
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@Sean2112bd I usually think of self-recognition as identifying one's self as an individual whereas self-awareness is identifying one's own existence. So self-awareness to me leans more towards the capability of philosophical thought, in this case being aware of one's self in relation to his or her existence.
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@42ndIcicle Nope.
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Not only are they self-aware, the know know what their correct appearance should be.
falcoperegrinus82 2 years ago 45
I have a magpie and she's really smart (I've never tried anything with a mirror though)! When she does something she's not allowed to (like bathing in the cat's water...) and when we enter the room, she pretends to be sleeping, lol!
keirapotter 1 year ago 8