It always amazes me how small birds change direction mid-flight and seem to do it frequently, being able to make tons of movements in small urban areas with lots of obstacles.
Same thing with squirrels – they move so fast and seem to be able to make a hundred movements in the time a human could be able to make ten!
So what’s going on here? Do some animals just THINK faster than humans, and not only move faster than them?
In: Biology
Is it thinking? That’s the real question. Birds are small and their nerves are shorter, so that’s a speed advantage. They aren’t thinking about flying any more than you are thinking about breathing. They are thinking about where they want to go, and instinctive muscle memory is moving their wings. Wings are quite agile, and a much bigger part of their body mass in muscles to power their wings.
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