🤔 ARE ANIMALS FORGETFUL OR CONSCIOUS?
Yesterday, whilst watching a documentary with Javier, we noticed how we humans, in our quest for knowledge, tend to look for explanations in nature that fit within our own way of thinking.
The documentary was about the mechanisms trees use to disperse their seeds. One of these mechanisms, which I’m sure you’ve heard of before, involves rodents or birds. When these animals come across more seeds than they can eat, they bury them. This is brilliant for the tree, because the seed will then be able to germinate and grow. Some birds bury them at exactly the right depth for the seed to germinate 😏
Why do birds or rodents bury their leftover seeds? Science tells us it’s so they can eat them later, but that they have such a poor memory that they can’t find them afterwards. It’s…Read More