Monday 25 May 2015

Birds 'weigh' peanuts and choose heavier ones

Birds 'weigh' peanuts and choose heavier ones

Mexican Jays (Aphelocoma wollweberi) distinguish between heavier and lighter peanuts without opening the nuts. The birds do it by shaking the nuts in their beaks, which allows them to 'feel' nut heaviness and to listen to sounds produced by peanuts during handling.
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