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Do birds avoid predators because of culture?

10,000 Birds

Plasticity in humans is probably modulated primarily through experience and enculturation. As I’ve noted elsewhere, it was really Darwin’s experiences on the Falklands that first congealed many of his evolutionary insights. My research in the Congo supports this idea. Presumably the humans keep away the predators.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

4 The Love Of Animals

Hare could run a very profitable shell game. It’s no coincidence that the two species that pass Hare’s pointing test also share a profound cross-species bond. Wolves, for example–the probable ancestors of dogs–live in packs that hunt together and have a complex hierarchy. and Europe.

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