Not so bird-brained after all! Wild falcons solve puzzles in minutes

Striated caracaras are in the falcon family, but behave more like parrots and ravens.

Researchers from the Messerli Research Instit the Messerli Research Institute olving skills through eight different food challen eight

To their surprise, they found that the birds quickly learned to solve the puzzles and did them faster each time they tried.

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