Japanese tits communicate through wing gestures, researchers find
Published date: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 21:11:28 +0700
Researchers from the University of Tokyo claim to have discovered that the Japanese tits, a small bird species, employ wing movements as symbolic gestures to convey messages, including the equivalent of 'after you'.
Led by Associate Professor Toshitaka Suzuki and his colleague Norimasa Sugita, the study challenges conventional knowledge regarding nonverbal communication in the animal kingdom.