Beak & Brain
These feathered prodigies have very special skills! The keas in New Zealand and the New Caledonian crows face off in the ultimate avian I.Q. test.
These feathered prodigies have very special skills! The keas in New Zealand and the New Caledonian crows face off in the ultimate avian I.Q. test.
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