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@todayilearned@noc.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

TIL chickens can perform simple arithmetic, have basic time perception, show self-control (can delay a smaller reward for a larger one later), show object permanence (understand an object exists when out of sight; humans get at age 2), and possess transitive inference (humans achieve at age 7)

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5306232/
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Thinking chickens: a review of cognition, emotion, and behavior in the domestic chicken - PMC
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Domestic chickens are members of an order, Aves, which has been the focus of a revolution in our understanding of neuroanatomical, cognitive, and social complexity. At least some birds are now known to be on par with many mammals in terms of their ...
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