X-Message-Number: 26578 From: "Basie" <> Subject: First Bird To Comprehend Numerical Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 17:26:32 -0400 African Grey Parrot Is First Bird To Comprehend Numerical Concept Akin To Zero Waltham, Mass. -- A Brandeis University researcher has shown that an African grey parrot with a walnut-sized brain understands a numerical concept akin to zero -- an abstract notion that humans don't typically understand until age three or four, and that can significantly challenge learning-disabled children http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/07/050711013845.htm Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=26578