Clark's nutcrackers hide pine nuts in trees and later retrieve them. How do these birds do this?
A) They carefully place small marks on the trees where the nuts are hidden.
B) They randomly move through the trees, finding the nuts accidentally.
C) They hide most of the pine nuts in the same few trees over and over again.
D) They remember where they put the nuts.

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Clark's nutcrackers have exceptional spatial memory, allowing them to remember the location of thousands of hidden pine nuts for several months. They are able to retrieve these nuts by using landmarks and visual cues to navigate their environment.

Clark's Nutcrackers Hide Pine Nuts in Trees and Later Retrieve