Crows May Be Smarter Than We Thought
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the term birdbrained continues to age like milk
measuring intelligence still feels like a difficult endeavor. one both with shifting goalposts while still needing clever experiments to narrow in on thoughtful abilities.
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New evidence suggests the corvid family has surprising mental abilities. Crows and ravens are known for their high intelligence, playful natures, and strong personalities. They hold grudges against each other, do basic statistics, perform acrobatics, and even host funerals for deceased family members. Earlier this year, a team found that a species of crow called the hooded crow is able to manage a mental feat we once thought was unique to humans: to memorize the shape and size of an object after it is taken away and to reproduce one like it.