Some Parrots Can Solve Puzzles Designed for Chimpanzees
African grey parrots and kea have opened locked boxes, used tools, and cooperated in tasks originally created for great apes. Their problem-solving relies on a brain region analogous to the primate prefrontal cortex. One kea learned to trade tokens for food rewards within minutes.
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Researchers now rank certain parrots alongside dolphins and elephants in cognitive flexibility tests.
Source: University of Auckland