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A crow solves an 8-part puzzle to use a longer stick to get at some food.
Recently I saw a crow scavenged a dumped bag of potato crisps, then dumped the empty bag into a nearby wheelie bin!phinds said:We had a couple of threads here (or at least posts) about how smart crows are, and yeah, they ARE
Nah, parrots, just... parrotElliotSmith said:parrots
That's cool!MulderFBI said:I once saw a crow on the street that was soaking a dry piece of bread in a puddle. Smart-ass ;)
10/10 execution from antitheses to conclusion.Choppy said:Crows really are intelligent birds. Unfortunately they've been dying by the thousands up in my province lately.
The problem was so bad, the provincial government commissioned a study to see what was causing all the crow deaths. I have a friend who does a lot of those bird surveys and he was asked to help out by the group conducting the study.
My friend ended up spending weeks out in the fields, "counting crows" so to speak and at the conclusion of the study, it turned out the problem was motorcycles.
You see crows spend a lot of time or roads, either for the heat or to nibble on road kill or worms that have washed up after a storm. But they're smart enough to warn each other. When a four wheeled vehicle approaches they all start crying out: "CAW CAW CAW!"
But the problem is that none of them can say: "MOTOWCYCLE MOTOWCYCLE MOTOWCYCLE!"
Crows have a high level of intelligence due to their large and complex brains, which contain a high number of neurons. They are also highly adaptable birds, able to learn and problem-solve in order to survive in various environments.
Crows use a variety of vocalizations and body language to communicate with each other. They are also able to recognize and remember individual cawing patterns, allowing them to identify each other and convey specific messages.
Yes, crows are known for their ability to use tools in order to obtain food. They have been observed using sticks, twigs, and other objects to reach food that is otherwise difficult to access.
While it is not fully understood, research suggests that crows do have a concept of time. They are able to anticipate future events and plan accordingly, and have been observed waiting for food sources to become available at specific times.
Crows have been shown to have impressive problem-solving abilities, such as using tools to obtain food, recognizing and remembering human faces, and even completing complex tasks in order to access food. They also have the ability to learn from observing others, making them highly adaptable problem-solvers.