Sequential tool use by crow

[zeract]

Crow: Dumb humans being fascinated by my IQ.

[wisconsindeathtrip]

3 people couldn't have figured this out.

[suicidewafflez]

Not long from now, flocks of crows will be making puzzles for humans to solve.

[benzzed]

@suicidewafflez lmfco thanks,,,

[sherifabdo100]

imagine what the nation of craws would do to us if they understood that we are stealing most of their food

[Arikiel]

Smartest animals.

1. Mice

2. Dolphins

3. Humans

4. Crows

Though it's a pretty close race between humans and crows.

[jewbilee666]

@Arikiel

Actually the intelligence of dolphins is frequently exaggerated

[XxMuRD3RFaCExX]

Stupid chimps, what do they know.

[zombieinajar]

i for one welcome our new crow overlords.

[FluffySD]

I've never seen a human(well at least an american) work this puzzle so fast O.O and most give up!

[AllTheseWorldsAreUrs]

Amazing dexterity! But considering that birds can build their own houses, I don't know why I'm so amazed by this.

[InnerSilence123]

I wonder how a crow would be as a pet on a daily basis.

[OlCapitain]

@InnerSilence123 go to tokyo, ask them how great of pets crows make

[maxsmouha]

let's see if it can figure out my dvr...

[goratrix1799]

@maxsmouha Well they can program a vcr and are deft at TiVo.

[FL0D0S]

crows are more intelligent than the average humen...

[ravetunes]

shoot that dirty bastard!

[yousief]

Problem solving that is equal to the very best efforts of Chimps

[Cetaceans4life]

Most people thinks crows are so dumb, but wait till they see this...

[tulipsontheorgan]

there is a one hour documentary on crows (on PBS, "Murder of Crows") it was fantastic

and also TED.com had a speaker, Joshua Klein, on crows. Enjoy

[Sweddude]

Imagine if they had hands with oposable thumbs:P

[jonKowalski3210]

man i love crows. you know i saw one on one side of a street and when the red light came on, the crow walked across! i'm assuming its wing was injured or something, but nonetheless it was amazing!

[bluebanshee3]

they have language too.

[katsumorymoto]

i saw this one time, this crow played chess and got a really high rating

[sutherlandan]

Pretty soon they are going to catch on that they are just some pawn in a science lab, and stop giving a fuck. Mark my words.

[mentalmaxkool]

forget a robot rebellion, pretty soon crows are gonna come up with articulated speech and take over

[cavemanc]

i know first yr university students that couldn't do that!

[fastchapter]

Now if only they could learn to shut the fuck up.

[nicholasrhigh]

I think this crow could finish portal 2 faster than most people

[TadaKiba]

@nicholasrhigh I think this crow would only want the cake in the first one. potatoes aren't so tasty.

[reznor12]

All of the questions asked are answered in the journal linked, read it!

[lunarboy777]

Many of my friends would have taken longer to solve that puzzle.

[gigitrix]

When did they let Crows go on the Crystal Maze?

[MsUoykcuf]

fucking smart.

[bloopnation]

Ok, so..... on the FIRST attempt this Crow was able to understand the situation? Did the crow immediately understand the problem to solve? Or was she shown or at least practice prior to solving the problem?

[keithplaywitit]

@bloopnation they always does at first attempt

[Duckman1616]

@bloopnation I doubt it figured it out on the first attempt but that doesn't change that it's a very intelligent bird. Even humans struggle to do something perfectly on the first try.

[skepticalvision]

@bloopnation - First attempt - go and read the abstract and do some research.

[flamecrysta]

beauty and brains!

[AllForOneOneForAll10]

omggg :))) wonderful

[bloopnation]

wow wow! Intelligent being studying intelligent animals/beings. Nice work, guys.

[Zanmatt2g]

what film is this

[NecroZombieT38]

Clever girl...

[Bubbins909]

@NecroZombieT38

lol I said the same thing under my breath as I was watching the video

[lonnyjane]

@NecroZombieT38 ... love the Jurassic Park reference.

[lonnyjane]

@NecroZombieT38 ... love the Jurassic Park reference ... ;)

[rapskallion]

Just think what they would do with hands.

[HarrysSecret]

Now that's evolution.

Using tools is one the first steps we took when we learned to plan a task millions of years ago.

I think we often underestimate the intelligence of the creatures around us.

[konradvalladaresv]

1 dislike = One guy did not understand the experiment and felt less smart than the crow!

[uwishuwereu]

HOLY FUCK

[QQANDY520]

ㄚ哈哈~好聰明ㄉ烏鴉ㄚ~好棒棒~>_<~

[abdulelah37]

سبحان الله الذي ألهم هذا الطير

[bananian]

I hate to say it but I don't know if I would have been able to solve this.

[dingleberry73]

smarter than a lot of humans too.

[TehAnkh]

Impressive, but it was trained to do that.

[canmoore]

@TehAnkh The description says no, I have watched similar experiments with these birds, and the same outcome. I have even watched videos of these crows with cameras on there backs, they will find a tool they like and carry it around with them! These birds are extraordinary.

[swordofisis]

@TehAnkh humans have to be trained to use tools also!

[alienincognito]

@TehAnkh

these birds are extremely intelligent. even with a small "bird brain". it proves how less intelligent we are?? and ignorant!!

[janelasdedeus]

Yes, but wait til the unions catch this action... they'll demand that this activity requires three crows.

[AntiPsychopath]

In an enlightened world a bird should be jailed only for sicentific studies. Caging birds should be outlawed immediately.

[banzaimotorcross]

WOW maybe we should replace the creatures in the white house ,congress and senate, with crows, They seem to learn fast on how to do things right. and didn't make a mess of things in the process ???

[asseeninYOURDREAMS]

seems like it doesnt take that much brain mass

[jburch80]

yeah but parrots talk

[xcseal]

@jburch80 you're an idiot.

[obone01]

@jburch80 simple mimicry vs tool use. no comparison.

[skeebert]

@obone01 Yeah but parrots wear eye patches, and funny little pirate hats.

[obone01]

@skeebert good point. you win.

[linux750]

@jburch80 ravens "talk" too... (and they are closely related to crows more so than to parrots)

[SonicAndNiGHTS]

But I'm pretty sure blue jays are closer!

(Yay blujis!)

[Sebaram83]

One of the most intelligent animals around. If not the most

[limbdarkening]

@Sebaram83 They have the same IQ as a dolphin.

[iBaNezRG95]

@Sebaram83 Yeah, they're more intelligent than humans :S

[ShadowCrashed81]

@Sebaram83 Second. 

[furikuri52]

If crows can solve sequential, abstract problems such as this one, then they must have a measurable IQ.

Thus, the next question is what is the average IQ of crows?

[maniacx86]

@furikuri52 Since IQ is a bell curve, the average IQ of anything within its own species is 100 +/- 10. Unless, you mean, compared to a human.

[tenedria]

@maniacx86

the maximum isn't 200, or something like it? I mean, cause some people are said to have an IQ of 140 and 100 is said to be the average score.

[universalJok3r]

@tenedria well technically the IQ score corresponds to what percentile of the population you belong to intelligence wise. the average will usually be 100 as that is where the majority of the people are. most tests are based on the country they are taken in so a 140 in america might not be equivalent to a 140 score in japan or sweden as each has a different level of average IQ.

[BellJH]

fake

[LvDaMuzic]

I always amazed at how complecated the process of building the next and how perfect these birds build their nest. One thing for sure, these birds doesn't go causing havoc for the shake of propelling themselves ludicurously powerful like the world power wannabes who certainly disturb the ecosystem.

[galaxie63punk]

to cool

[LucidFluff]

Cute!

[LeiMagnus]

Crows are certainly some of the most intelligent birds around! =)

5 stars.

[PsyKittyKat]

@LeiMagnus no. the most intelegent bird in the world!