You work in a lab that studies bird brains and behavior. You and your labmate have both submitted brains to a colleague to be sectioned. Your species is a bird that is known for storing large numbers of nuts each autumn in a variety of hidden locations. Your labmate's species is a raptor known for remarkable predatory behavior. What do you anticipate will be different between the two brains?

A. Your nut-hiding species is likely to have a large hypothalamus, while the raptor may have an large olfactory system.
B. Your nut-hiding species is likely to have a large hippocampus, while the raptor may have a large visual system.
C. Both species are likely to have a large nucleus accumbens.
D. Your nut-hiding species is likely to have a large visual system, while the raptor may have an large hippocampus.


Answer: B

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