{"id":252962,"date":"2024-06-22T01:12:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T01:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/wild-bumblebees-capable-of-logical-reasoning-study-finds\/"},"modified":"2024-06-22T02:18:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T02:18:25","slug":"wild-bumblebees-capable-of-logical-reasoning-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/wild-bumblebees-capable-of-logical-reasoning-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Bumblebees Capable of Logical Reasoning, Study Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"
A bumblebee collects nectar on a flower. Dmitry Shcheglov \/ iStock \/ Getty Images Plus <\/p>\n
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A new study by a psychologist at University of Stirling in Scotland has found that, like humans, wild bumblebees are capable of logical reasoning.<\/p>\n
In the study, the bees were tasked with spontaneously locating strips of sugar-coated paper in various colors and positions. In both circumstances, the analysis showed they looked in the correct location well above chance, a press release from University of Stirling said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy studies examine the ability to make a decision by excluding alternatives, known as inferential reasoning, which is usually considered uniquely human and…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n