Archive for 'corvid brain'
Black Storm by Larry Toogood
A fantastic short animated film all about the dynamics between crows and humans. I won’t try to articulate a description, I’ll just copy and paste the original from the maker.
What is Black Storm?
Black Storm is an animated short film set in Malaysia, about a man and a crow who must learn to trust each other [...]
Posted: May 4th, 2012 under art, behavior, cartoons, Common Crow, corvid, Corvid Art, corvid brain, corvid play, Corvids, Crow, Crow art, crow videos, crows, Crows and Movies, video.
Tags: animated crow, animated crow video, animated short film, animation crow, Black Storm, crow animation, crows, humans, Larry Toogood, New Zealand
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Crow playing ball with a dog
I watched a short little video of a clever little crow playing ball (a ping pong ball) with a man and his dog. How fun is that? They are clever and playful creatures. We do not give them enough credit! You can watch the video here.
Posted: March 22nd, 2012 under behavior, corvid, corvid brain, corvid play, Corvidae, Crow, crow videos, crows, play, playing.
Tags: crow and dog, crow playing ball, crow playing with dog, dog and crow, video
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Lecture on Crows by John Marzluff
You might have heard of this fellow, John Marzluff. He is a professor at the University of Washington who studies crows. He is the one who led the research with the ability of facial recognition by crows. If you haven’t read it, you can read it here. Yes, crows can recognize a person’s face and [...]
Posted: March 19th, 2012 under corvid, corvid brain, Corvid Cognition, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Crow, crows, facial recognition, intelligence, John Marzluff.
Tags: academic on crows, crows, john marzluff, lecture on crows, University of Washington
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The Crow and the Pitcher more than fable?
The Crow and the Pitcher, originally uploaded by AnnaleeBlysse.
Scientists believe the fable of the crow and the pitcher might have been fairly accurate given the new research showing rooks using rocks to raise the level of water where a worm resided… to bring the worm up to their level.1
They are such incredibly intelligent birds. The [...]
Posted: December 21st, 2010 under Aesop, corvid, corvid brain, Corvid Cognition, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Crow, crows, Crows in literature, Fables, feeding, folklore, Food, intelligence, Literature, lore, research, Rook, Tool Use.
Tags: Aesop's fable, crow and the pitcher, crow intelligence, fluid mechanics, intelligence, the crow and the pitcher, Tool Use
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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 Revered, Reviled Crow Clan by Howard Youth
I read an excellent article about corvids from their habitat to myths and legends about them in the May/June 2001 issue of Zoogoer. I think it is worth the read. Here is an excerpt:
For centuries, a dark specter haunted the bloody battlefields [...]
Posted: May 6th, 2009 under American Crow, article, Calls, Common Crow, Common Raven, corvid, corvid brain, Corvids, Corvus Corax, Corvus crassirostris, Magazine articles, ravens, Thick-billed raven.
Tags: article, choughs, Corvids, Corvus Corax, Corvus crassirostris, crows, jackdaws, jays, magpies, nutcrackers, ravens, Rooks, Thick-billed raven, treepies, zoogoer
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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.
Correspondence
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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Supplemental data
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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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