Birds are famous for communicating vocally, but many have other options, too. Some communicate by dancing, for example, or by showing off their feathers.
And according to a new study, at least one bird species does something more often associated with humans and great apes: symbolic gesturing.
A songbird called the Japanese tit (Parus minor) uses fluttering wing movements to signal "after you," the study's authors report, similar to the way humans extend one open hand to let another person go first.
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シジュウカラの巣立ちビナが来た。顔も声も幼い(8月28日)
a young Japanese tit (Parus minor)
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Parus minor [シジュウカラ,Japanese Tit]
お山で出会ったお子ちゃま。
まだまだあどけない表情ですね~(=^_^=)
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Japanese Tit (Parus minor)
Mishima, Japan (November 2023)
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Japanese Tit (Parus minor)
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シジュウカラの巣立
ちビナたち。ネクタイの色がまだ薄い。生意気そうな顔でにぎやかに鳴く。ツツピーとは鳴けなくて、ただピイピイと騒がしい(7月2日)
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