{"id":9617,"date":"2024-03-25T20:54:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T20:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/25\/by-fluttering-its-wings-this-bird-uses-body-language-to-message-its-mate\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T20:54:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T20:54:48","slug":"by-fluttering-its-wings-this-bird-uses-body-language-to-message-its-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/25\/by-fluttering-its-wings-this-bird-uses-body-language-to-message-its-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"By fluttering its wings, this bird uses body language to message its mate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Be it an arched eyebrow, a shaken head or a raised finger, humans wordlessly communicate complex ideas through gestures every day. This ability is rare in the animal kingdom, having been observed only in primates<\/a> (SN: 8\/10\/10<\/em>). Scientists now might be able to add a feathered friend to the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers have observed Japanese tits making what they call an \u201cafter you\u201d gesture: A bird flutters its wings, cuing its mate to enter the nest first<\/a>. The finding, reported in the March 25 Current Biology<\/em>, \u201cshows that Japanese tits not only use wing fluttering as a symbolic gesture, but also in a complex social context involving a sender, receiver and a specific goal, much like how humans communicate,\u201d says biologist Toshitaka Suzuki of the University of Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\n