Episode 342
Chicks can count too!
Baby chicks have been shown to count from left to right, just like humans...
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
February 2, 20156m 0s
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Show Notes
Humans do it. Primates do it. And now it's been found out that birds can also do it - 3 day old chickens have been shown to order numbers low to high, from left to right - just like on a ruler! The findings, published in Science, could indicate that this numerical ability is a feature of evolution, rather than culture - and could help explain why we pay more attention to things presented to our left... Zoologist Hannah Rowland from the University of Cambridge put Graihagh Jackson's numerical skills to the test... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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chickenscountleftto rightnumbersanimalbirds