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Brains of an emu, a kiwi, a barn owl, and a pigeon, with visual processing areas labelled. The avian brain is the central organ of the nervous system in birds. Birds possess large, complex brains, which process, integrate, and coordinate information received from the environment and make decisions on how to respond with the rest of the body.
Furthermore, bird brains have two-to-four times the neuron packing density of mammal brains, for higher overall efficiency. The visual and auditory senses are well developed in most species, though the tactile and olfactory senses are well realized only in a few groups.
The fossil filled a 70-million-year gap in the understanding of how the brains of birds evolved: between the 150-million-year-old Archaeopteryx, the earliest known bird-like dinosaur, and birds ...
Bird anatomy, or the physiological structure of birds' bodies, shows many unique adaptations, mostly aiding flight. Birds have a light skeletal system and light but powerful musculature which, along with circulatory and respiratory systems capable of very high metabolic rates and oxygen supply, permit the bird to fly.
Researchers unearthed the skull of a previously unknown starling-sized bird species named Navaornis hestiae that was so well preserved they were able to digitally reconstruct its brain and inner ...
Bird-Brains, a 2009 album by Tune-Yards; Bird Brain, a 2009 album by Detroit techno artist Claude VonStroke; Birdbrain (band), a Boston grunge band "Bird Brain", a song and a member of the Orange County comedy punk band The Radioactive Chicken Heads
Bird-Brain is one of the "Ani-Mates", a group of humanoid animals who the Ani-Mator created and experimented on. However, he escapes and befriends the New Mutants. [2] [3] They attempt to acclimate him into human society, which fails due to his insatiable hunger. [4]
Many of the best parrot toys are puzzle-based and keep your bird’s brain busy. While a handful of other best parrot toys are made from natural wood. The latter helps to imitate their natural ...