<ul><li>Researchers from Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence and Loro Parque Fundación have provided evidence that blue-throated macaws exhibit automatic imitation of intransitive actions.</li><li>This finding defies traditional beliefs that automatic imitation is only confined to humans.</li><li>The research involved a thoughtfully designed experiment to evaluate automatic imitation in macaws.</li><li>Macaws were instructed to execute two specific movements, and the experiment revealed the birds' disposition to mimic.</li><li>The study has strong implications for understanding cognitive challenges and social learning strategies in non-human species.</li><li>It also highlights the biological mechanisms that underlie animal behaviours.</li><li>This research could enhance conservation efforts for blue-throated macaws.</li><li>Automatic imitation could play a role in the social dynamics of macaws living in fission-fusion societies.</li><li>The research might transform how we understand animal intelligence and cognitive abilities.</li><li>It also shows the interconnectedness of social behaviours and cognitive functions.</li></ul>

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