Being better problem solvers helps mountain chickadees survive at higher altitudes
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 10:31
in Biology & Nature
Being better problem solvers helps mountain chickadees survive at higher altitudes. Living on harsh, unforgiving icy mountains can make one mentally sharper, and this applies to birds as well. That's what biologists learned after finding that mountain chickadees that live at higher altitudes are better problem solvers than birds of this species hailing from lower regions.