Ptarmigan (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Ptarmigan

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The ptarmigan is a small-brained bird that thrives in colder, high latitude regions. A global study in the journal Nature Communications compares more than 2,000 birds and finds that, in highly variable environments, birds tend to have either larger or smaller brains relative to their body size.

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Trevor Fristoe

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