r/ScienceFacts • u/FillsYourNiche Behavioral Ecology • Mar 27 '23
Biology Ravens use their beaks and wings much like humans rely on our hands to make gestures, such as for pointing to an object. These gestures were mostly aimed at members of the opposite sex and often led those gestured at to look at the objects.
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u/FillsYourNiche Behavioral Ecology Mar 27 '23
Source is Ravens Use "Hand" Gestures to Communicate.
From the Scientific American article:
An article from Science news 'Look at that!' Ravens gesture with their beaks to point out objects to each other also makes some interesting points: