Strong opinions matter: Why some birds refuse to follow the flock | The-14

Research on zebra finches shows strong opinions reduce conformity, revealing how individual bias shapes culture, tradition and resistance to majority influence.

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Read now ahead of print! "Early-Life Silver Spoon Improves Survival and Breeding Performance of Adult Zebra Finches" by Kerianne M. Wilson & Nancy Tyler Burley https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/730265

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Good morning to the Federation. Jeeps still shy this morning but hovering and diving nearby.
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Good morning to the federation. Tired today. Peeps is bullying Speebs again. It's ok, Cheeps will come around and defend his boyfriend. Thats just how this little feathery sitcom plays out every day. #ZebraFinches #BirdsOfMastodon
Good morning (afternoon) to the Federation. I can only keep up with the boys using a team of robots. Sometimes we sit and watch the moppybot together. #ZebraFinches #BirdsOfMastodon #Finches #Robots #Roomba #Scooba
monch monch monch
Workshop lunch break.
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