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Marlene Zuk

Marlene Zuk is a professor of ecology, evolution and behavior at the University of Minnesota and the author of Paleofantasy and Sex on Six Legs, among other works. 

A sulphur-crested cockatoo bows down at the Madrid Zoo Aquarium. The birds have been seen dancing to music and opening trash bins to get to food.

What Can Dancing Cockatoos Teach Us About Ourselves?

An evolutionary biologist demystifies bird intelligence in an excerpt from her new book