smeg@feddit.ukM to Nominative Determinism@feddit.ukEnglish · 11 days agoDino Grandoni, dinosaur reportermander.xyzimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: science_memes@mander.xyz
arrow-up1100arrow-down1imageDino Grandoni, dinosaur reportermander.xyzsmeg@feddit.ukM to Nominative Determinism@feddit.ukEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square9linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: science_memes@mander.xyz
cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/50903848 https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/01/09/t-rex-brain-study/
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 days agoWe have the term “bird brain” to imply a dumb person, but birds are pretty fuckin’ smart.
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.ukOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 days agoDepends. Corvid? Capable of identifying faces and using tools. The blackbird that lives in my garden? Capable of flying head-first into my window.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 days agoI mean, the first time it was bad eyesight. But everytime after was due to the brain damage from the first time. Poor dude.
We have the term “bird brain” to imply a dumb person, but birds are pretty fuckin’ smart.
Depends. Corvid? Capable of identifying faces and using tools. The blackbird that lives in my garden? Capable of flying head-first into my window.
I mean, the first time it was bad eyesight. But everytime after was due to the brain damage from the first time. Poor dude.