Birds that play with others have the biggest brains
- Written by Gisela Kaplan, Emeritus Professor in Animal Behaviour, University of New England
ShutterstockHave you ever seenmagpies play-fighting with one another, or rolling around in high spirits? Or an apostlebird running at full speed with a stick in its beak, chased by a troop of other apostlebirds? Well, such play behaviour may be associated with a larger brain and a longer life.
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