Wild birds 'remember' where and when they find food (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Small wild birds have demonstrated an ability to recall what they have eaten in the past, where they found it and when, a new study has shown.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge and the University of East Anglia in Norwich (UEA) studied the feeding habits of blue tits and great tits.

In the "first experiment of its kind to involve wild animals", the birds exhibited an "episodic-like" memory to cope with changes in food availability when foraging.

That memory system - a "conscious recollection of personally experienced events" was previously thought to be "uniquely human", researchers said.

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[-] rah@feddit.uk 4 points 4 months ago

was previously thought to be "uniquely human"

By who? Idiots.

[-] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yeah anyone who has ever had a dog come across a random treat during walks will know better. They ingrain that memory in their soul, from then until the end of time they will want to check out the spot where they found a treat 6 years 4 months and 18 days ago.

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