Here you can see why crow is supposed to be one of the smartest species in the planet.
A crow in captivity is making a tool:
In Japan, crows have found a way to eat nuts, that they normally can't:
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Magpie 'can recognise reflection'
BBC News, August 19, 2008
Magpies can recognise themselves in a mirror, scientists have found - the first time self-recognition has been observed in a non-mammal.
Until relatively recently, humans were thought to be uniquely self-aware. Read more...
Until relatively recently, humans were thought to be uniquely self-aware. Read more...
Wild dolphins tail-walk on water
BBC News, August 19, 2008
A wild dolphin is apparently teaching other members of her group to walk on their tails, a behaviour usually seen only after training in captivity.
The tail-walking group lives along the south Australian coast near Adelaide. One of them spent a short time after illness in a dolphinarium 20 years ago and may have picked up the trick there. Read more...
The tail-walking group lives along the south Australian coast near Adelaide. One of them spent a short time after illness in a dolphinarium 20 years ago and may have picked up the trick there. Read more...
Friday, August 15, 2008
Military penguin becomes a 'Sir'
BBC News, August 15, 2008
A penguin who was previously made a Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian Army has been knighted at Edinburgh Zoo. Penguin Nils Olav has been an honorary member and mascot of the Norwegian King's Guard since the 1972. Over the years, he has been promoted through the ranks after being adopted by Royal Guard who visited the zoo. Read more...
Thursday, August 14, 2008
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