Pigeons trained as art critics
July 5th, 2009
Racing pigeons can be trained to study paintings and evaluate them like a critic, according to scientists.A study in Japan offered pigeons food as an incentive to study the colour, pattern and texture of paintings, reports the Daily Mail.
First, four pigeons were placed in a chamber with a computer monitor displaying watercolour and pastel paintings by schoolchildren.
The paintings were divided into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ categories by 11 adults, including an art teacher, depending on whether the images were clear and precise.
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