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Great article about #Chickadees sent to me by a friend...
A Black-Capped Brain
https://drydenwire.com/news/natural-connections-a-black-capped-brain/
This is incredible! ...
"Chickadees cache as many as one hundred thousand food items per year...To support such an incredible memory, chickadees grow 30 percent more neurons in the fall when caching behavior peaks. Then, as they empty out their cache locations, the neurons encoding that information wither away, and their brain shrinks toward spring. The title of a 2014 article by Kozlovsky, et. al. says it all: “Chickadees with bigger brains have smaller digestive tracts.” Chickadees, especially ones who live in the coldest and most variable habitats, have figured out how to eat smarter, not bigger. That could easily be my New Year’s resolution."
@nickrauchen That's the looks of a bird who knows where their snacks' at