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Post by stace on Mar 17, 2014 0:24:08 GMT
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 17, 2014 11:06:47 GMT
Very interesting Stace  I have just downloaded the new BBC documentary, "Inside the Animal Mind", and I have to watch it. They talk about crows as well. |
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Post by starlingqueen on Mar 17, 2014 11:29:42 GMT
That is incredible. Thanks for posting this Stace. Loved the first one, that crow was amazing. I get the feeling he probably wasn't that hungry so wasn't in desperate need of food, so chose to do the puzzle because he could and not because he had to. Fascinating.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2014 18:31:50 GMT
Corvids often come up in our animal behaviour lectures. That Aesop's Fable about the crow (or was it raven) raising the level of water with stones was spot on. Those birds are definitely very open to learning.
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http://youtu.be/F9ADEs8IHJk Here's a new video, featuring the little yellow bird.
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Post by GoldieNYC on Mar 20, 2014 11:13:42 GMT
Just handling the tool like a chopstick is enough of a tell-tale sign of brilliance. The crows have returned to this neighborhood of Manhattan. I saw them harassing an owl, way, way up on some very tall branches in a small park. Something complex was going on there.
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Post by samwiseg on Mar 22, 2014 9:37:43 GMT
This is well and truly amazing, I actually watched the episode when it was on and loved it! Corvids are definitely very smart birds |
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Post by mizloco on Mar 22, 2014 12:05:05 GMT
Birds never cease to amaze me.
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Post by blustersquall on Mar 30, 2014 2:02:31 GMT
Corvids are INCREDIBLY intelligent.
My grandfather had a tame Jackdaw who could mimic speech, and work out puzzles that my grandfather would set out for him.
Also, interestingly, corvids have very good memories and can memorise the face of a human who has fed them or been cruel to them. In that way, if they know you as a feeder, the same crow, raven or member of the corvid family will come up to you if they see you coming - they can easily memorise daily routines too. If you've been cruel to a corvid, like destroyed a nest or thrown things at the birds, they will remember the person as someone to avoid, or they may attack.
They're really so clever.
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