“Bird Intelligence”

Birds may have small brains, but many of them are just as smart as primates. Human understanding of bird brains and intelligence has grown tremendously in the last couple decades. Thanks to countless scientific studies, it is now known that many bird species are highly intelligent. Some of them perform better than primates, dogs, and young children on certain cognitive tests. This episode looks at how intelligence is defined and some evidence for it in birds. Also considered is the avian brain and how intelligence evolved in birds.