Pigeons Found Better Self-Recognize Abilities Than 3 Year Old Humans
Jun 14, 2008 Around the Word
Prof. Shigeru Watanabe of the Graduate School of Human Relations of Keio University and Tsukuba University graduate student Kohji Toda found that trained pigeons can recognize video images that reflect their movements as self-image.
Self-recognition is found in large primates such as chimpanzees, and recent findings show that dolphins and elephants also have such intelligence. Proving that pigeons also have this ability show that such high intelligence as self-recognition can be seen in various animals, and are not limited to primates and dolphins that have large brains.
Pigeons Show Superior Self-recognition Abilities To Three Year Old Humans
Tags: Keio University, Kohji Toda, pigeon, Shigeru Watanabe, Tsukuba University
