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    From the page: In the past, people thought birds were stupid, laments the aptly named scientist Christopher Bird. But in fact, some of our feathered friends are far cleverer than we might think. And one group in particular - the corvids - has astonished scientists with extraordinary feats of... more

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  • Rated by whoneedsit on May 09 2009, 3:58pm

    From the page: In the past, people thought birds were stupid, laments the aptly named scientist Christopher Bird. But in fact, some of our feathered friends are far cleverer than we might think. And one group in particular - the corvids - has astonished scientists with extraordinary feats of memory, an ability to employ complex social reasoning and, perhaps most strikingly, a remarkable aptitude for crafting and using tools. Mr Bird, who is based at the department of zoology at Cambridge University, says: 'I would rate corvids as being as intelligent as primates in many ways...

  • Rated by abitaamber on May 09 2009, 11:58am

    One of the more interesting articles I've read in quite some time.

  • Reviewed by mpchekuri on May 09 2009, 3:56am

    Very interesting topic. Some of us act like birds.

  • Rated by kick79 on May 08 2009, 9:15am

    I always knew birds were smarter than they looked, many times they do things one would not expect.

  • Rated by NeoNecro on May 07 2009, 6:31am

    This is an interesting article. The video's are also really fun to look at. It is really amazing to see a bird bend a wire into a hook and then use it to pick up a bucket. Quote from page: "I would rate corvids as being as intelligent as primates in many ways." Quote from page: "Not everything that looks smart to the human observer is actually smart."

  • Rated by emmacate1 on May 07 2009, 4:56am

    This is a really interesting article and I enjoyed reading it, but it was overshadowed a little by "Mr Bird" :P I wonder if his name influenced his job choice.