Scientists Showed Magic Tricks to a Bunch of Birds. The Birds Were Not Fooled – ScienceAlert

You can impress family members and friends with magic tricks, but you can also use them to study the differences in perception between animals and humans and a new study highlights how Eurasian jays aren’t quite as susceptible to sleight of hand as we are.
Jays and other large-brained birds often use techniques similar to sleight of hand to keep food concealed in their beaks and away from potential scavengers, which adds another level of intrigue when it comes to how they react to magic performed…

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