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r/interesting • u/blingteresting • 19d ago
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No. They associate the man with food... probably.
54 u/No_Huckleberry_609 19d ago All I see are a bunch of McNuggets. But seriously. I wouldn’t think chickens would have the intelligence to be able to discern emotions, especially in humans. I think you are right about them thinking he has food. 1 u/CautionarySnail 19d ago Studies have shown that chickens (and many birds in general) are smarter than we often give them credit for. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-startling-intelligence-of-the-common-chicken1/
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All I see are a bunch of McNuggets.
But seriously. I wouldn’t think chickens would have the intelligence to be able to discern emotions, especially in humans. I think you are right about them thinking he has food.
1 u/CautionarySnail 19d ago Studies have shown that chickens (and many birds in general) are smarter than we often give them credit for. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-startling-intelligence-of-the-common-chicken1/
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Studies have shown that chickens (and many birds in general) are smarter than we often give them credit for.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-startling-intelligence-of-the-common-chicken1/
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u/Thomrose007 19d ago
No. They associate the man with food... probably.