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Re:A critical look at the birdbrain and the evidence that bi... by mchahn on Saturday March 12, 2016 @05:08PM (#11274841)
> the male consistently tried to feed his female with foods that differed from what he had recently seen her eating.

Calling this mind-reading is blatant click-bait. He watched them feed her.

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Re:A critical look at the birdbrain and the evidence that bi... by neurosphere on Sunday March 13, 2016 @07:04AM (#11277218)
It's not necessarily the case. Most animals would disregard whatever feeding they saw, and select the 'old' or 'new' food for their partner at chance level, indicating no awareness of satiation on one food
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