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My favorite example of tool use in birds is this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYZnsO2ZgWo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYZnsO2ZgWo of a crow that actu
by hughlomas 14y ago
My favorite example of tool use in birds is this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYZnsO2ZgWo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYZnsO2ZgWo of a crow that actually bends a piece of wire to form a hook. There are some details about it here: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/08/0808_020808_crow.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/08/0808_020808_...
- mladenkovacevic 14y agoI don't feel like opening up that video now but I believe it is from a documentary that also showed that crows are capable of grabbing one tool (a short stick) in order to reach ANOTHER tool (a longer stick) which finally helped the crow reach the food. They also showed how crows are able to remember faces and also transfer the knowledge of which face to be wary of to their young. Really fascinating stuff.
- grecy 14y agoHave you seen this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGPGknpq3e0&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGPGknpq3e0&feature=relat... Where a bird uses cars and a crosswalk to crack nuts.