Test Your Knowledge Of Animal Intelligence With This Fact-Packed Quiz!

Mason Zimmer|Animals|6 Feb 2025

What do pigeons surprisingly have in common with humans?

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A pigeon is seen among flowers with the arrival of spring in Turkish capital Ankara on April 11, 2023.
Retry Correct Incorrect As HuffPost reported, research from 2017 showed that despite lacking the parietal cortex that allows humans to understand time and space, pigeons were able to judge both as accurately as their human counterparts. Specifically, they correctly estimated the length of a line and the amount of time that line was visible. Professor Edward Wasserman explained that pigeons have other brain systems that do the parietal cortex’s job.
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What do pigeons surprisingly have in common with humans?

  • Self-awareness when placed in front of a mirror
  • Awareness of time and space
  • Brain structure
  • Navigational abilities
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