Monday, July 15, 2013

The Pavlovian Dilemma

We have been watching the antics of two baby crows whose parents thought that a great way to teach the babies to fly was to bribe them with food.  If the young crows fly toward a parent, they will be rewarded with food.  But, seriously, the parents have out-smarted themselves.  Even although the babies can fly just fine now, they still want to be rewarded!  They find an open spot, open their very red mouths and "scream" for food.  The parents are exhausted and are now trying to break the pattern!  The predators are just waiting for the next move hoping the parents will just leave those spoiled young crows in the open to teach them that enough is enough!
 
 

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