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Parrots get the attention because they are the classic imitators of human voices, but among birds, corvids (crows and their relatives) are the ones that have be
by jhbadger 7y ago
Parrots get the attention because they are the classic imitators of human voices, but among birds, corvids (crows and their relatives) are the ones that have been shown to have mammalian-level intelligence.
- jcims 7y agoThey aren’t bad speakers either. https://youtu.be/AfsnHVaScjg https://youtu.be/AfsnHVaScjg
- blarg1 7y agoAlso this one https://youtu.be/BbRS9K4rZ8Y https://youtu.be/BbRS9K4rZ8Y
- dTal 7y agoThey are so smart that it seems rather unfair to term it "mammalian-level intelligence". Most mammals are not as smart as crows.
- rotexo 7y agoIt is probably the result of some kind of cognitive bias, having heard similar things for a long time, but I have been captivated by crows ever since I moved to the bay from Austin. In Austin, the resident blackbirds (grackles) just seem like mean-looking pigeons. Here, the crows seem to have personalities, moods, just generally complicated internal lives.