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Crows Have Human-Like Intelligence, Author Says
John Roach
for National Geographic News
June 6, 2006
Crows make tools, play tricks on each other, and caw among kin in a dialect all their own.
These are just some of the signs presented in a recent book that point to an unexpected similarity between the wise birds and humans.
Nevertheless, he continued, these birds are "both intense tool users and creative tool users … In addition to the tools they are normally seen to use in the wild, they are capable of making new instruments when the necessity arises," such as the wire hooks
Originally posted by horseplay
what is that crow using for a sled? that's cool.
crows are quite intelligent.
where I used to work we had this outside break/smoke area with these big garbage cans with single heavy swinging lids.
day after day and year after year I watched the crows come in. they would team up and 1 crow would perch on the lip and shove his head in enough to hold the lid open. another crow would do the dumpster dive. they would take turns. i never saw a crow leave a buddy in the can.
pretty wild.
Originally posted by Rockpuck
reply to post by Ben81
Think crows are intelligent? Try a Raven. I had a bad run in with a particular Raven .. apparently individual Ravens can take a liking to a specific more unusual food depending on their taste .. personally, I thought they only ate meat.. the Raven who visited me every morning from Spring to Fall liked Peppers (black peppers only) and Cherry Tomatoes. The little bastard would sit on the fence post watching me, or sometimes be sitting right in there with the peppers, and when they got to a certain size he'd fly off with them. I tried a little stickman scare crow to no avail, I tried a cage around the peppers that he undid. I even tried asking nicely to which he only gave me a blank stare. I swear he laughed at my futile attempts and seemed to take personal joy in stealing from my garden while I was there. And I'm certain he could understand me.
I thought of him as the enforcer for some vegetable loving Raven mafia come to collect his due. No veggies? A Conspiracy of Ravens would descend and attack me. So yes, birds are smart.. I think Crows and Ravens are especially intelligent, just like Parrots and Owls.
Originally posted by Ben81
Originally posted by horseplay
what is that crow using for a sled? that's cool.
crows are quite intelligent.
where I used to work we had this outside break/smoke area with these big garbage cans with single heavy swinging lids.
day after day and year after year I watched the crows come in. they would team up and 1 crow would perch on the lip and shove his head in enough to hold the lid open. another crow would do the dumpster dive. they would take turns. i never saw a crow leave a buddy in the can.
pretty wild.
lol thats nice ahah
silly but inteligent bird watching their buddy
searching food or any fun stuff for them
I think it was an ashtray .. possibly from the smoke break areaedit on 1/12/2012 by Ben81 because: (no reason given)
#6. They Can Remember Your Face
#5. They Conspire With One Another
#4. Memory
#3. Tools and Problem Solving
#2. Planning
#1. Adaptive Behavior