Evidence that some birds are stubborn appears in the form of color preferences

Phys.org

February 16, 2026

We like to think that animals follow the crowd. If most of the group does something, surely the individual will copy. But what if the story is more complicated? What if the deciding factor isn't just what the majority is doing, but how strongly you already feel about it? That's the question we set out to test in zebra finches.