Do birds think

Answer 1

Yes.

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Olfaction (smell) threshold in birds are shown to be much higher than those of mammals, Birds have a lower or worse sense of smell than mammals do. Clark (1991) cite Wenzel and Sieck (1972) Suggested that birds have an olfaction threshold range of 0.01 to 0.5 ppm, while the McKeegan study. (2002) report thresholds of 1 and 2.5 ppm for ammonia and hydrogen sulphide respectively in hens, Gallus domesticus.
Contrast these results to human detection threshold for ammonia ranges from 0.0005 to 0.37 ppm and much lower threshold for hydrogen sulphide at 1×10E-7 to 0.0002 ppm (McKeegan study. 2002).
So, yes , birds can smell things but it needs to be strong for them to notice.

Hi, just to add a little more to this answer, there is really no "simple" answer to this question. The fairly wide spread myth that birds cannot smell was actually initiated / perpetuated by Audubon and experiments using turkey vultures.

If there is a simple answer it would likely be "yes" and "no." The original answer provides the best information. However, for more on how the "Myth" began, as well as some other observations, have a look at the following article. :)

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1200/is_8_168/ai_n15393211/

The average bird can smell not as good as humans but they still have the sense of smelling all birds can smell.

Answer 2

Yes, they do. Birds have an analog to the mammalian neocortex. The neocortex is where higher-order processing is undertaken.

There are many documented cases of birds showing their feelings. One of the most commonly seen is in some parrots such as the sulphur crested cockatoo and the cockatiel, both of which bond very strongly to their owners. When left alone or separated from their owners, these birds can actually "sulk", refusing to eat or engage with other people, and some even develop self-mutilating behaviour. Separation anxiety is common in other birds as well, indicating that birds have feelings.

Answer 3

While I have no scientific proof as to whether birds think, as an owner of 8 pet birds, it appears to me that they do think. They have a preference for different kinds of foods and different people and they definitely know me different from others. They definitely have reasoning skills so I believe that they think. Birds are more intelligent than many people believe that they are.

Answer 4

Birds have basic cognitive abilities that allow them to learn, problem solve, and make decisions, but their level of consciousness and thought processes may be different from that of humans. They have been shown to exhibit behaviors that suggest memory, social learning, and some degree of reasoning.

Answer 5

Yes, although they are very small, the eye of the ostrich is larger than its brain.

Answer 6

Yes birds do hear. Birds do not have a fleshy outer ear to catch sound waves. Instead they name small ear openings on their heads.

Answer 7

Yes, all living things respond to stimuli in some form or another.

Answer 8

you answered your own question. ANYTHING that lives has a brain and a brain thinks. An exception is plants which in fact are oblivious to everything (they have no brains so this is obvious)

Answer 9

Birds feel the same way like people do.