ivan
03-31-2005, 10:03 AM
A Brand New Bird by: Tim birkland isbn: 0-465-00665-5
pg 91-
domestication is little more than survival of the dumbest-under the guiding hand of humans. but stupidity is not simply a product of the genes. it is a direct consequence of an institutionalized life. domestic life may be bliss but it is also unstimulating, and an unstimulated brain-even a bird brain-is only half a brain. new research has shown that even wild-caught birds are less intelligent than their wild counterparts.
pg 91-
domestication is little more than survival of the dumbest-under the guiding hand of humans. but stupidity is not simply a product of the genes. it is a direct consequence of an institutionalized life. domestic life may be bliss but it is also unstimulating, and an unstimulated brain-even a bird brain-is only half a brain. new research has shown that even wild-caught birds are less intelligent than their wild counterparts.