Archive for 'bird brain'
National Geographic AMAZING (Clever Crows)
National Geographic has a new show called “National Geographic AMAZING” and one of the first shows recorded is about how crows are so clever. Here is a video from that show:
Posted: July 10th, 2010 under behavior, bird brain, bird cam, Caledonian, cognition, corvid, corvid brain, Corvid Cognition, Corvids, Crow, crows.
Tags: Clever crows, crows and intelligence, crows are intelligence, intelligent crows, national geographic and crows
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The Social Life of Corvids
Copyright © 2007 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.
The social life of corvids
Nicola S. Clayton1, and Nathan J. Emery2,
1Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EB, UK
2Sub-department of Animal Behaviour, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 8AA, UK
Available online 20 August 2007.
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Of the 120 species of birds in the corvid family, which includes [...]
Posted: April 4th, 2009 under American Crow, behavior, bird brain, bird brain size, caching, Caledonian, Calls, cognition, Corvidae, Corvids, Crow, crows, eggs, family, Family Recognition, feeding, Fledgling, intelligence, Mating, Memory, metatools, monogamous, Parental care, Problem Solving, Range, Recognition, scientific article, Self-Aware, self-recognition, sociable, Tool Use.
Tags: behavioral flexibility, behavioural flexibility, bill holding, bill twining, bowing, breeding, cache, coloniality, communal, cooperative, cooperative behavior, corvid, corvid sociality, corvids social, crows, crows are sociable, cues, cultural variation, defending the nest, development period, dominant status, fanning, fission-fusion society, florida scrub-jay, food caching, helpers, jays, juvenile, linear dominance hierarchy, magpies, mated pair, mates, Mating, Mexican jay, monogamous, mutual preening, nesting, non-breeding relatives, offspring feeding, post-conflict affiliation, predator watch, ravens, Recognition, relative status, rookery, Rooks, roost, sociable, social, social bonds, social life, social network, social stimulation, social support, stress management, support, territory, vocal sharing, vocalizations, western scrub jay, winter roosts
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Spontaneous Metatool Use by New Caledonian Crows
Copyright © 2007 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.
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Spontaneous Metatool Use by New Caledonian Crows
Alex H. Taylor1, , , Gavin R. Hunt1, Jennifer C. Holzhaider1 and Russell D. Gray1, ,
1Department of Psychology, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Received 27 June 2007;
revised 24 July 2007;
accepted 25 July 2007.
Published online: August 16, 2007.
Available [...]
Posted: April 3rd, 2009 under behavior, bird brain, Caledonian, cognition, corvid brain, Corvid Cognition, Corvidae, Corvids, Corvus moneduloides, Crow, crows, intelligence, metatools, New Caledonian Crow, Problem Solving, Tool Use, video.
Tags: Corvus moneduloides, crow intelligence, crows, crows and tools, crows are intelligent, intelligence, intelligent bird, metatool, New Caledonian Crow, Spontaneous Metatool Use by New Caledonian Crows, Tool Use, tools and crows
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Why some bird brains are larger than others
Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.
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Why some bird brains are larger than others
Fahad Sultan
Department of Cognitive Neurology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tuebingen, Otfried-Mueller-Strasse 27, 72076 Tuebingen,Germany.
Available online 6 September 2005.
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How does brain size and design influence the survival chances of a species? A large brain may contribute to [...]
Posted: April 2nd, 2009 under bird brain, bird brain size, brain size, cerebellum, corvid brain, crows, scientific article.
Tags: active exploration, bird brain, bird brain size, brain size, cerebella in birds, cerebellum, corvid brain, crows, large-brained birds, scientific article, survival
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Corvids play
Everything plays. Playing helps with motor and sensory skills as well as social behavior. It relieves stress. It teaches the young many important things needed for survival through the process of trial and error while they can still afford to make mistakes. It keeps relationships healthy. Social play helps children gain friends. Social play helps [...]
Posted: March 27th, 2009 under American Crow, behavior, bird brain, bird brain size, bird play, caring for the young, Common Crow, Common Raven, corvid, corvid brain, corvid play, Corvids, Crow, crows, family, learning, play, playing, social play, Young.
Tags: avian play, birds play, caring for the young, Common Raven, Corvidae, Corvids, corvids play, crows play, play, play with birds, play with crows, ravens, ravens play, social play
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