I don't know that I'd trust an ornathologist to know how the brain chemistry works. But I do trust that they're dumb. Lacking memory isn't predictive of being dumb, but there's probably some correlation. Maybe seagulls have perfect memory but just want to flip human observers the bird.

[–] IMongoose@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ornithologists do actual science, they aren't just bird watchers. An ornithologist is pretty much the only one I would trust about this because they are the ones studying the birds.

[–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That and the bird lawyers.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Idk bird lawyers probably don’t deal with birds at their smartest. Human lawyers likely don’t think we’re intelligent life either

[–] zerofk@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

The feeling is mutual.

[–] photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

Idk man, I wouldn't trust those guys. I think some of them are being paid off by the government to defend the position that birds are real. Crazy stuff, I know.

[–] NovaPrime@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Idk man, bird law in this country is not governed by reason. Hard to find an attorney you can trust too know their shit

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Maybe seagulls have perfect memory but just want to flip human observers the bird.

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