Pigeons never forget a face

Sunday, July 3, 2011 - 13:30 in Mathematics & Economics

New research has shown that feral, untrained pigeons can recognize individual people and are not fooled by a change of clothes. Researchers have shown that pigeons in Paris city center, that have never been caught or handled, can recognize individuals, probably by using facial characteristics.

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