Showing posts with label avian math. Show all posts
Showing posts with label avian math. Show all posts
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Stand and be counted. Is this evidence of pigeon numeracy?[/caption]
What looks like aimless movement to you and I may look to a trained "pigeologist," like this group of six pigeons is getting themselves into a so-called "L.E.D. formation."
According to the theory of Fowl Numbers, once in position these pigeons will then be able to express any number between zero and nine.
We may be seeing a small practice run for a later, much larger, "flock array calculation" where as many as 72 pigeons can combine to represent numbers in the billions.
The vast majority of researchers are at a loss to explain any appearance of numeracy in pigeons: why they may have it, and more importantly, what use they could possibly put it to.
As it is, without thumbs they have no way to write the numbers down.
There are some arguments to the effect that pigeons are just trying to "keep their beaks in" while they wait for evolution to catch up.
Stand and be counted. Is this evidence of pigeon numeracy?[/caption]What looks like aimless movement to you and I may look to a trained "pigeologist," like this group of six pigeons is getting themselves into a so-called "L.E.D. formation."
According to the theory of Fowl Numbers, once in position these pigeons will then be able to express any number between zero and nine.
We may be seeing a small practice run for a later, much larger, "flock array calculation" where as many as 72 pigeons can combine to represent numbers in the billions.
The vast majority of researchers are at a loss to explain any appearance of numeracy in pigeons: why they may have it, and more importantly, what use they could possibly put it to.
As it is, without thumbs they have no way to write the numbers down.
There are some arguments to the effect that pigeons are just trying to "keep their beaks in" while they wait for evolution to catch up.
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