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Clever Birds

Clever Birds

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Crows and ravens are extremely intelligent and under appreciated animals. Their family, the Corvidae, are responsible for an strikingly large number of complex and innovative behaviors, and rival primates in relative brain size (Taylor, 2014). Their intelligence evident, with behavior that ranges from clever and audacious to just plain silly. In addition to their problem solving skills and ability to use tools, these birds cooperate socially and have complex and contextually meaningful vocalizations. Parrots are the corvids’ only rivals for the most intelligent birds.

Language in Dolphins?

Language in Dolphins?

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The idea that some other animal might have a language of it’s own, or may be able to learn ours, has fascinated me since I was in middle school. Language studies with the great apes have had an impressive level of success several apes have learned hundreds of signs in sign language. Notable examples include Koko the gorilla, who is supposed to know about 1,000 signs (and loves kittens), and Loulis the chimpanzee, who learned sign language from her mother Washoe…

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