BIRDS THAT USE TOOLS
G'day folks,
Here are some interesting facts about birds that use tools. Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds
that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies,
choughs, and nutcrackers. In common English, they are known as the crow family,
or, more technically, corvids.
In the past, people thought birds were stupid, hence the term
‘bird-brained’. But in fact, some of our feathered friends are far cleverer
than we might think. Tool use has now been found in a number of different
birds.
One group in particular, the corvids, has astonished scientists with
extraordinary feats of memory, an ability to employ complex social reasoning
and, perhaps most strikingly, a remarkable aptitude for crafting and using
tools. It's ability to problem solve as well as use tools is quite
remarkable!
The corvids – a group that includes
crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays and magpies – contains some of the most
interesting species of bird. When living with others it is advantageous to
be intelligent enough to recognize other individuals, to form alliances and to
foster mutually beneficial relationships.
Although the intelligence of many species of bird is impressive, it is
perhaps their physical intelligence, and in particular their tool use, that has
stirred the most interest.
Recent studies reveal that corvids’ tool-use may at least rival, and even
surpass, that of primates, such as chimpanzees. Christopher Bird, who is based
at the department of zoology at Cambridge University in the UK says: “I would
rate corvids as being as intelligent as primates in many ways.”
Clancy's comment: Another interesting and smart creature.
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