Suzuki has been studying Japanese tits for more than 17 years.
Imagine regularly being asked what you do for a living.
Big fan of Japanese tits. I’ve seen some, great tits as well.
Risky click of the day.
EDIT: Pretty great tits, 10/10.
Don't. It's low hanging fruit.
I think it’s romantic.
I don't think this is the first evidence of a gesture for non-primate animals. Cats have a subtle gesture, where if 2 cats are hunting the same prey, one will look away, telling the other "go ahead" in a way.
This is the case of an article misconstruing the meaning of a scientific paper... again.
From what I gather, this is meant to mean the specific context of a gesture having the explicit, consistent purpose- that when it flutters, it means that its partner is supposed to do a specific activity with their nest.
So its not just the context sensitive "I'm letting you go first" like with a cat, or with many other creatures, its more akin to someone texting their spouse "Can you put the kettle on?"
The bizarre thing with this really is that its a visual cue, because we see this all the time with sounds, in all kinds of critters.
Cats are subtle gestures.
E.g. their slow blink thing conveys so much information. How fast you do it, how long you hold it, the tilt of your head. It all ties into the message.
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2024-11-11