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Mean magpies tend to be less intelligent, research suggests

Magpies that are aggressive towards other members of their group tend to be not so smart, according to researchers at The University of Western Australia. Dr. Lizzie Speechley, from UWA's School of ...
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Smarter magpies linked to social network connections

The social interactions Western Australian magpies experience in their first year of life affects their intelligence, according to a new study. Dr. Lizzie Speechley, from The University of Western ...
The Guardian

A magpie can recognise you – and four other fun facts about Australia’s most often-spotted bird

The feathered friend was recorded in half of the 153,000 surveys in BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Bird Count The Australian magpie has again topped the charts in BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Bird Count ...

7 Birds that can remember human faces for years and surprise scientists with their intelligence

Birds are far more intelligent than they are often given credit for. A landmark study by researchers at the University of ...