Bird brained? Why memory matters for toutouwai
Nine To Noon
English - October 30, 2019 20:35 - 9 minutes - 8.94 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Victoria University researcher Rachel Shaw has looked at the behaviour of the toutouwai - the New Zealand robin. The bird is the only animal in New Zealand that handles food, and saves it for later. Her research suggests male robins who are better at remembering where they've hidden their next meal, also raise more chicks per nest, and feed them larger prey.