This is like creationism…there’s plenty of evidence but the target keeps getting moved by the deniers.

I skimmed the article and found nothing relevant to the case at hand. Are we learning more about the universe around us including other species? Yes. Article just last week about chimps or gorillas “planning” an attack against a rival tribe to take place a few hours later. Not surprising at all. Language skills without verbalization skills also always interesting.

But if you want to claim to “know” the mind of this bird rather than be skeptical, thats fine. You are just evidencing your mind, as I am mine.

Maybe this bird reacted to “something” but “the behavior” of the child is doubtful. One characteristics of HUMANS is to anthropomorphize all animals and especially their pets. More people think their pets are more perceptive than they really are.

So I linked the animals behavior to something most animals react to–their food.

Seems to me until confirming repeat demonstrations are documented, or the exact stimulus the bird was reacting to is identified and explained, that my explanation is far more rational than an article on chimps learning sign language.

I’ve had birds, and they can do some amazing stuff. Everyone with a ‘smart’ bird breed can tell you the same type of stories, maybe not as dramatic as this one, but don’t dismiss the possibility that some birds have real intelligence and awareness.