Archive for 'Chimps'
Crows beat chimps in mental test
Crows seem to be able to use causal reasoning to solve a problem, a feat previously undocumented in any other non-human animal, including chimps.
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Posted: September 23rd, 2008 under Chimps, Corvidae, Corvids, Crow, intelligence, News, Problem Solving.
Tags: Chimps, crows, intelligence, Problem Solving
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Crows are the Einsteins of the avian world
In the journal Current Biology, researchers conclude that the birds’ tool-use skills rival those seen among great apes, such as chimpanzees and gorillas. Moreover, the birds appeared to solve the problem with reasoning rather than brute force trial and error.
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Posted: September 21st, 2008 under Caledonian, Chimps, Corvidae, Corvids, Crow, intelligence, News, Tool Use.
Tags: chimpanzees, crows, intelligence, Tool Use
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