[Mr. Switch]

This just blew my mind:

http://scooptube.com/story/613/

[Lord AnthraX]

jesus, talk about geological geographical determinism...


Smart crows. They sure have no problem adapting to there enviorment.

[KBlair]

Amazing.

[Trotter]

Did you see the one able the crow using tools?

Scientists had a little basket of food down inside a plastic tube so the crow couldn't reach it. They placed a straight piece of wire and a bent piece of wire in the cage to see if the crow could figure out how to use tools. It did.

The scientists took the bent piece out so the crow couldn't get to the food for a bit. So the crow picked up the other piece of wire and bent it with its beak and fished out the food. The scientists were amazed and had not expected this.

The video is online somewhere.

[Vybuni]

Here is one of a crow making a hook.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtmLVP0HvDg
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[ncjimn]

amazing

[Sui]

Yeah crows are pretty smart, you only get one shot before they all fly away.

[Nubius]

they carry peoples souls! Of course they are smart.........yeesh!

In reality, that was freakin crazy. I wouldn't have expected them to do that.

[mrscientific13]

And I always hated crows. I have a newfound respect for these birds.

[molsen]

what amazing creatures. it seems that scientists are finding out various animals are WAY smarter than we ever thought all the time lately. maybe this will eventually breed a newfound respect for the environment and its natural inhabitants....















...yea right, who am i kidding?