Washington, July 30 (ANI): A new study has found that some birds massage each other to relax.
The study came to the conclusion after it found that the stress levels of both masseuses and their subjects were lowered after their quality time together.
The study further determined that subordinates seem to enjoy massages the most when they are given by their superiors.
"It may be that subordinates are more likely to be the stressed ones in a group," Discovery News quoted Andy Radford, author of the study, as telling Physorg.com.
"So if they get a massage from a usually threatening dominant individual, it's particularly relaxing, because it means they're accepted and so feel secure," added Radford, a researcher in the School of Biological Sciences at the Unviversity of Bristol.
Radford focused his attention on green woodhoopoes, large tropical birds native to Africa. After receiving massage-like grooming by another bird, they reduce their activity levels and relax in a sort of happy stupor for a noticeable period.
The study has been published in the latest issue of Royal Society Biology Letters. (ANI)
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