Mad Mike Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 This Crow Is The Smartest Bird You've Ever Seen Multi-step puzzles can be difficult for humans, but what if I told you there was a bird that could solve them on its own? I'm giving huffpo credit for brining this to light but posting the video here as well. This is seriously going to blow your mind. I'm fascinated by animal intelligence and believe animals a far smarter than most of us give them credit for. I've seen a flock of birds sing in chorus. I've seen multiple bird species act together, squawking to try to defend a baby bird from a cat and completely calm down for me as I rescued it and let them take over. I have a super smart cat who has done two stage thinking ( he scratched at the door to get my attention and when he got it, he lead me to his empty food bowl But I have NEVER seen anything like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 That really is amazing. EDIT: I wonder what it'd take to confuse him? It'd be interesting to see if they could set up a puzzle that'd get progressively harder with multiple steps each time he tries to solve it and see how many steps he can remember and go back to before not being able to solve it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexey Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Crow sledding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mike Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 Crow sledding That's crazy cool! Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacase Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Yeah Crows are a bird you don't want to mess with. they remember faces and are known to get revenge if you mess with them. Not only that, they can communicate what you look like to other crows so they can also mess with you. http://news.discovery.com/animals/zoo-animals/angry-crows-memory-life-threatening-behavior-110628.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan since a Fetus Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Thanks for sharing that! It was awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Yeah, crows are pretty awesome birds. They can make tools: Oh, and they don't care for the police: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv0GjT0UJPQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Crows are freaking awesome and very smart (as are some types of parrot). I believe they are quite a bit smarter than cats or even dogs (although dogs do love us and really want to please us, which is awesome). We have a pair of huge ravens that live on your street. They march up and down the street like they own it, and it looks like they have figured out that a leash means even the most spastic dog can't get at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Whatever, I could've gotten that treat, and faster than the crow did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mike Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 Cats are hard to judge for intelligence because they are so independent. My cat has surprised me many times. Once I was in the garage and getting ready to leave when I saw him getting ready to climb on my car. I was heading back into the house to get something and I said as if speaking to a human, " I wouldn't do that, I'm getting ready to leave". I went into the house and when I came back out he had jumped on the other car. Recently he jumped up on the stool next to my desk. When he does that it can mean anything from he wants up into my lap, to food, to going out. Again as is my habit I spoke as if he could understand and he did. I said "what do you want" and he shuffled his feet. I said "show me" and bam, it was like Lassie in the movies, off he went to do exactly that. He's an old cat and he likes to snuggle close and lately I have noticed two things... He makes quite little vocalizations as if he is trying to talk sometimes. And he pets me back sometimes using his tail. You can see him do it and it's an unmistakable feeling as he presses his tail against your arm, brushes it, lifts, goes back, and starts again. Then again, I've never seen him make a tool or figure out an 8 step puzzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Wow, that's amazing and a little creepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Yes, crows are smart and cool. And a whole flock of them is called a murder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostyj Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Crows using traffic to crack walnut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Crows using traffic to crack walnut.Interesting to see their problem-solving skills put to use in the real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I watched magpies (another corvid) outsmart my dog this summer. One of them, and the individual changed, would keep her occupied while the rest of the group were helping themselves to her food bowl and water. She was on a tether and they figured out how far she could go real quick. Fascinating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Cameron, Russell, and Sheryl are smarter. Though it was a close call with Russell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.