Parrot genome analysis reveals insights into longevity, cognition
Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 13:00
in Biology & Nature
Parrots are famously talkative, and a blue-fronted Amazon parrot named Moises—or at least its genome—is telling scientists volumes about the longevity and highly developed cognitive abilities that give parrots so much in common with humans. Perhaps someday, it will also provide clues about how parrots learn to vocalize so well.