Big bird brains lead to a longer life
May 18, 2022
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A NEW STUDY by researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour found that the reason some parrots live for such a long time is related to their relative brain size.
The team looked at 217 different species of parrot and sulphurcrested cockatoo have extremely long average lifespans – of up to 30 years – which are usually only seen in sizeable birds.
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