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	Podcast:		Gadgets & Tech – Spoken Edition
	Episode:		These Clever Parrots Can Understand Probability
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:05:28
	Publish Date:		2020-03-09 05:10:35
	Description:		Scientists studying kea, New Zealand’s alpine parrot, revealed that the famously mischievous birds could understand probabilities, an impressive mental feat. The pair of researchers put six birds through a series of trials to see how they made decisions when faced with uncertainty. When prompted to choose, the kea generally opted for scenarios where they were more likely to earn a reward. This work is further evidence of some birds’ general intelligence, according to the paper published in Nature Communications.
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