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Feathered Apes?

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:23 am
by xl_target

Re: Feathered Apes?

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 8:02 am
by prashantsingh
Amazing. That was faster than I could have ever imagined. :D

Re: Feathered Apes?

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 8:53 am
by Oggie
Fantastic ! Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Re: Feathered Apes?

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:10 am
by dr.jayakumar
so the the old fable is true..crow filling pebbles in a jar.
here is something interesting..http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/pla ... ge=0&&tt=b
regards
dr.jk

Re: Feathered Apes?

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:12 am
by Mark
Pretty cool!

Re: Feathered Apes?

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:33 am
by timmy
If you think about birds and mammals from the perspective of an evolutionary timeframe:

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Then it perhaps is less useful to think of birds as a "lower form of life" than mammals, and more useful to think of birds as another branch that is evolving simultaneously with mammals.

My understanding is that the three creatures who display the approximate intelligence of a 3 year old are the chimpanzee, the dolphin, and the macaw. I also understand that, in a murder of crows, if the designated "watchman" fails in its duty, the others will peck it to death. Also, they can be trained to talk. The video was very interesting, for sure, but I can't say I'm especially surprised. They are tricky creatures!

Re: Feathered Apes?

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 10:10 am
by slingshot
Amazing

Re: Feathered Apes?

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 2:16 pm
by brihacharan
xl_target wrote:Crows are smart!
http://www.wimp.com/incrediblecrows/
Tks xl target for sharing this very interesting clip :D
If you recollect the film "Birds" by Alfred Hitchcock - the story has that he had hired a bird trainer who brought with him over 50 crows all trained to "Mock Attack" the actor Rod Taylor in the movie :D
Yes! Crows are smart & intelligent and can be trained to do acts.
Briha