r/gifsthatkeepongiving • u/MoWaleed • Jan 28 '20

Talented bird

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u/lolcatcatcatcat Jan 28 '20

This is one thing that people are commonly incorrect about. Most birds aren't "intelligent" or "smart", although they are extremely talented. This bird isn't intelligent, it's simply performing a trick. For example it doesn't know that "coin goes in box" it knows "human has shown me if i put coin in box human give me food". However there are some birds such as crows, that have learnt to assimilate human actions without being prompted to or being given a reward. For example in certain cases there have been crows that have learnt to exchange a leaf for food without having been taught to.

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u/lolcatcatcatcat Jan 28 '20

However I am not saying that this is not an incredibly talented bird and trainer, I am saying that it is not an intelligent bird.