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Are Crows the Ultimate Problem Solvers ? (Original Post) LiberalArkie Nov 2015 OP
Fascinating - Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious Nov 2015 #1
Cool! JimDandy Nov 2015 #2
They are 2naSalit Nov 2015 #3
I remember many years ago my daughter telling me so many times about justhanginon Nov 2015 #4
That was so amazing. pennylane100 Nov 2015 #5
Wow! This Bird is smarter than Ben Carson. zebonaut Nov 2015 #6
Maybe he can build Ben a pyramid? MrMickeysMom Nov 2015 #8
That's it! Crows are to blame! HassleCat Nov 2015 #9
These questions are fascinating to me, too. MrMickeysMom Nov 2015 #7
Just amazing. Thank you. 840high Nov 2015 #10
Thanks. That was amazing to see! Big Blue Marble Nov 2015 #11
Without a doubt, smarter then ANYONE voting in the Republican primaries. IHateTheGOP Nov 2015 #12
I live with four parrots Plucketeer Nov 2015 #13
Thanks for this... Thespian2 Nov 2015 #14

2naSalit

(86,748 posts)
3. They are
Sun Nov 8, 2015, 11:57 AM
Nov 2015

far more intelligent than we like to think. All other beings are sentient.

Thanks for posting that, it's pretty cool to see the extent to which they g to solve their problem.

justhanginon

(3,290 posts)
4. I remember many years ago my daughter telling me so many times about
Sun Nov 8, 2015, 12:09 PM
Nov 2015

how smart crows were. Even though I live in a rural area and see crows all the time, I had forgotten all about it till I saw your post. Very interesting and I am sending her the link. Needless to say, i'm almost certain I will get a "told you so" reply. Thank you for posting.

 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
9. That's it! Crows are to blame!
Sun Nov 8, 2015, 01:39 PM
Nov 2015

We wonder why we never find grain stored in pyramids, just solid gold masks and stuff like that. Those damn, clever crows figured out to break in, eat all the grain, and re-seal the tombs on their way out. Diabolical!

Big Blue Marble

(5,124 posts)
11. Thanks. That was amazing to see!
Sun Nov 8, 2015, 02:45 PM
Nov 2015

We are beginning to appreciate the intelligence of other species that share this world with us.
I am grateful for that growing awareness.

Thespian2

(2,741 posts)
14. Thanks for this...
Sun Nov 8, 2015, 11:40 PM
Nov 2015

This crow is far more intelligent than the entire Repukkkian field combined...

Another interesting note...I saw a video some years ago demonstrating how crows actually teach their young...

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