Australian Breeders MarketBirds with Bigger Brains Live Longer
This may not be the most groundbreaking discovery, but scientists from the Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications in Barcelona have found that birds with relatively larger brains live longer than those with smaller brains.
The Technology and Science branch of ABC News (USA) reports that the scientists tested parrots and crows (with larger brains) against smaller brained birds (such as pheasants) and found that the bigger brains actually allow the birds to cope with environmental challenges.
Birds with bigger brains are also said to more easily colonise newer areas and environments, as well as cope with changes to their habitat and seasonal patterns.