案例简介：David Chancellor @ chancellordavid的照片/我经常想知道野生动物对我们的影响。事实上，我可以猜到。多层次的社会，在群体内部和群体之间建立了牢固而一致的联系，只知道存在于大脑哺乳动物中，包括人类，其他灵长类动物，大象，长颈鹿和海豚。然而，在肯尼亚Mpala研究中心工作的 @ maxplankinstitute的一组科学家最近发表的研究表明，在一种小脑鸟中存在着一个多层次的社会: 秃鹰金雀鸟 (Acryllium vulturinum)。这些几内亚果在非洲中东部的大草原-林地生态系统中很常见。一个多层次的社会要求动物跟踪自己和其他群体中的个体。因此，假设它们只能存在于具有应对这种复杂性的智能的物种中。虽然许多鸟类是成群生活的，但它们往往不以分层的方式运作。它们往往是开放的 (鸟儿来来去去)，缺乏长期的稳定性，或者它们是高度地域性的。大多数情况下，他们与其他群体缺乏联系。低俗的金雀鱼是一个惊人的例外。研究表明，鸟类可以跟踪谁在自己的群体中，以及谁在其他群体中。他们发现，低俗的几内亚鸟生活在大型的，性混合的群体中，并且这些群体的成员多年来一直稳定。这些群体选择与其他特定群体交往，很少表现出群体间的攻击性。这些发现挑战了像我们这样的复杂社会需要大大脑的观念。我现在更加崇拜这些非凡的鸟; 也许他们比我们以前想象的更了解我们，那么，谁应该向谁学习呢？要查看更多，请关注我 @ chancellordavid。

案例简介：Photo by David Chancellor @chancellordavid / I often wonder what wildlife makes of us. Actually, I can guess. Multilevel societies, ones in which strong and consistent bonds are established within and between groups, have only been known to exist among large-brained mammals, including humans, other primates, elephants, giraffes, and dolphins. However, a group of scientists from @maxplankinstitute, working here at Mpala Research Centre, Kenya, have recently published research that shows the existence of a multilevel society in a small-brained bird: the vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum). These guineafowl are common in the savannah-woodland ecosystems of central-east Africa. A multilevel society requires animals to keep track of individuals in both their own and other groups. The assumption has therefore been that they should only exist in species with the intelligence to cope with this complexity. While many bird species live in groups, these tend not to operate in a layered way. They tend to be open (birds come and go) and lack long-term stability, or they are highly territorial. Mostly, they lack associations with other groups. Vulturine guineafowl present a striking exception. The study suggests that the birds can keep track of who is in their own group as well as who is in other groups. They found that vulturine guineafowl live in large, sexually mixed groups, and membership in these groups is stable over years. These groups choose to associate with other specific groups and rarely show intergroup aggression. These findings challenge the notion that large brains are needed for complex societies, such as ours. I adore these extraordinary birds even more now; maybe they understand us more than we have previously imagined, so, who should be learning from who? To see more follow me @chancellordavid.

国家地理 - Photo by David Chancellor @chancellordavid / I often wonder what wildlife makes of us. Actually, I can guess. Multilevel

案例简介：David Chancellor @ chancellordavid的照片/我经常想知道野生动物对我们的影响。事实上，我可以猜到。多层次的社会，在群体内部和群体之间建立了牢固而一致的联系，只知道存在于大脑哺乳动物中，包括人类，其他灵长类动物，大象，长颈鹿和海豚。然而，在肯尼亚Mpala研究中心工作的 @ maxplankinstitute的一组科学家最近发表的研究表明，在一种小脑鸟中存在着一个多层次的社会: 秃鹰金雀鸟 (Acryllium vulturinum)。这些几内亚果在非洲中东部的大草原-林地生态系统中很常见。一个多层次的社会要求动物跟踪自己和其他群体中的个体。因此，假设它们只能存在于具有应对这种复杂性的智能的物种中。虽然许多鸟类是成群生活的，但它们往往不以分层的方式运作。它们往往是开放的 (鸟儿来来去去)，缺乏长期的稳定性，或者它们是高度地域性的。大多数情况下，他们与其他群体缺乏联系。低俗的金雀鱼是一个惊人的例外。研究表明，鸟类可以跟踪谁在自己的群体中，以及谁在其他群体中。他们发现，低俗的几内亚鸟生活在大型的，性混合的群体中，并且这些群体的成员多年来一直稳定。这些群体选择与其他特定群体交往，很少表现出群体间的攻击性。这些发现挑战了像我们这样的复杂社会需要大大脑的观念。我现在更加崇拜这些非凡的鸟; 也许他们比我们以前想象的更了解我们，那么，谁应该向谁学习呢？要查看更多，请关注我 @ chancellordavid。

国家地理 - Photo by David Chancellor @chancellordavid / I often wonder what wildlife makes of us. Actually, I can guess. Multilevel

案例简介：Photo by David Chancellor @chancellordavid / I often wonder what wildlife makes of us. Actually, I can guess. Multilevel societies, ones in which strong and consistent bonds are established within and between groups, have only been known to exist among large-brained mammals, including humans, other primates, elephants, giraffes, and dolphins. However, a group of scientists from @maxplankinstitute, working here at Mpala Research Centre, Kenya, have recently published research that shows the existence of a multilevel society in a small-brained bird: the vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum). These guineafowl are common in the savannah-woodland ecosystems of central-east Africa. A multilevel society requires animals to keep track of individuals in both their own and other groups. The assumption has therefore been that they should only exist in species with the intelligence to cope with this complexity. While many bird species live in groups, these tend not to operate in a layered way. They tend to be open (birds come and go) and lack long-term stability, or they are highly territorial. Mostly, they lack associations with other groups. Vulturine guineafowl present a striking exception. The study suggests that the birds can keep track of who is in their own group as well as who is in other groups. They found that vulturine guineafowl live in large, sexually mixed groups, and membership in these groups is stable over years. These groups choose to associate with other specific groups and rarely show intergroup aggression. These findings challenge the notion that large brains are needed for complex societies, such as ours. I adore these extraordinary birds even more now; maybe they understand us more than we have previously imagined, so, who should be learning from who? To see more follow me @chancellordavid.

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国家地理 - Photo by David Chancellor @chancellordavid / I often wonder what wildlife makes of us. Actually, I can guess. Multilevel

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