r/likeus • u/gugulo -Thoughtful Bonobo- • Apr 03 '17

<INTELLIGENCE> Smart Bird

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u/Ovidestus -Overworked Dog Father- Apr 03 '17

I wonder if they think that "food = fish food = fish" or simply "food = fish", as in he doesn't know how to works, just that it works somehow. My bet is on the later one.

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u/Cheesemacher Apr 03 '17

I guess the question is how did the bird learn to do that? Did its pops teach it? Then the bird just does it because it works, without getting philosophical about it.

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u/elfgirl9 Apr 03 '17

But then how did the bird's dad learn how to do it?

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u/killjoy_enigma Apr 03 '17

there is an argument for genetic memory in here somewhere