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There are crows that crack nuts by placing them correctly on the road. Then, they wait for the traffic light to collect the pieces. Some crows know how to bend
by mo_42 2y ago
There are crows that crack nuts by placing them correctly on the road. Then, they wait for the traffic light to collect the pieces. Some crows know how to bend a little stick to pull out food out of something that's too narrow otherwise. In some sense they even create tools.
It seems like the imaginef gap between human intelligence and the one of other animals is shrinking. I guess much of this difference comes from the fact that humans accumulate so much knowledge over tens of thousands of years. Take all this away and we'd probably not be so different.
- woleium 2y agoCorvids are special! I wonder what tools dinosaurs used..
- jessekv 2y agoPrehistoric Planet hypothesises that some used fire.
- iancmceachern 2y agoSeagulls do this by dropping things from high on the concrete.
- joshuahedlund 2y agoI’ve read about that car/crow behavior many times but I’ve also read that it might be a bit exaggerated https://theconversation.com/are-crows-really-that-clever-212914 https://theconversation.com/are-crows-really-that-clever-212...
- euroderf 2y agoThere's YT videos of crows performing as many as six distinct mechanical steps to snag a goodie.
- im3w1l 2y agoI think we are coming to realize that we are quantitatively different rather than qualitatively different. Animals can count (but not very high). They can use tools (but not very advanced ones). They can communicate (but not very well). They can create a culture of learned behaviors (but not a very rich one). Another thing that's quite interesting is how big the difference can be between a smart and stupid animal of the same species. To me that kinda hints at the possibility of breeding animals for intelligence.