Great tit birds have as much impulse control as chimpanzees
Monday, July 30, 2018 - 10:30
in Biology & Nature
Biologists have shown that the great tit, a common European songbird, has a tremendous capacity for self-control. Up to now, such impulse control has been primarily associated with larger cognitively advanced animals with far larger brains than the great tit. According to the new results, the great tits' ability for self-control is almost the same as that of ravens and chimpanzees.