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I have always been drawn
to the crows and ravens, with their uncanny intelligence. They reason, they
play, they recognize both their friends and their enemies. I’ve always thought
that observing their non-mammalian intelligence and comparing it to our own
would give us clues to the nature of intelligence itself, exclusive of its
particular biological form.
Some videos illustrate my
fascination. Here, crows solve complex problems. And here, crows teach themselves to work a vending machine. And there’s this. Here, a drowning crow is rescued by a bear. Not quite sure what that illustrates, but I think it’s pretty
wonderful.
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