Japanese tit birds communicate politely via wing gestures, indicating "after you" for nest entry, challenging previous beliefs on gestural communication.
Japanese tit birds use wing gestures to communicate politely, researchers from the University of Tokyo discover. The small bird species conveys the message "after you" by fluttering its wings to indicate one bird should enter the nest first. This finding challenges the previous belief that gestural communication is prominent only in humans and great apes, expanding our understanding of visual communication in birds.
March 25, 2024
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