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Crows could be the smartest animal other than primates
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1742" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191211-crows-could-be-the-smartest-animal-other-than-primates" target="_blank"><strong>Crows could be the smartest animal other than primates - BBC</strong></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Crows have long been considered cunning. But their intelligence may be far more advanced than we ever thought possible.</strong></p><p></p><p>The crow’s name was Betty. And she was on her way to stardom. A gaggle of Oxford University scientists watched in wonder as she casually picked up a piece of wire in her cage and then used a nearby object to bend it at one end, transforming the wire into a hooked tool. That tool allowed Betty to hoist up a small container of meat – delicious pig’s heart – from inside a plastic tube. Lunch was served.</p><p></p><p>Back then, in 2002, Betty’s feat was a source of amazement. How did this crow solve such a complex problem so spontaneously? It suggested mental acrobatics akin to our own. This, <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1403946/How-Betty-the-crow-is-bending-the-rules-of-animal-behaviour.html" target="_blank">the headlines read, was one stunningly clever crow</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1742, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191211-crows-could-be-the-smartest-animal-other-than-primates'][B]Crows could be the smartest animal other than primates - BBC[/B][/URL] [B]Crows have long been considered cunning. But their intelligence may be far more advanced than we ever thought possible.[/B] The crow’s name was Betty. And she was on her way to stardom. A gaggle of Oxford University scientists watched in wonder as she casually picked up a piece of wire in her cage and then used a nearby object to bend it at one end, transforming the wire into a hooked tool. That tool allowed Betty to hoist up a small container of meat – delicious pig’s heart – from inside a plastic tube. Lunch was served. Back then, in 2002, Betty’s feat was a source of amazement. How did this crow solve such a complex problem so spontaneously? It suggested mental acrobatics akin to our own. This, [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1403946/How-Betty-the-crow-is-bending-the-rules-of-animal-behaviour.html']the headlines read, was one stunningly clever crow[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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