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Of Eagle Abduction

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It doesn’t take long for a human child to get too large to be suitable prey for most species, and nearly all raptors learned about being cautious of humans relatively early in our history as a weapon-wielding primate. I suspect that, like so many of what seem our primal instincts, the real basis is far more psychological.

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The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows

10,000 Birds

This is something not seen in very young children but then typically develops and becomes observable and testable by psychology graduate students who have done innumerable studies on it. Even among our primate relatives, whoa are generally very smart, “Theory of Mind” is found in only a few species.

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