Problem solving bird

One in a series of tests to determine the ravens/crows capacity for problem solving. The test involved a jar with a smaller basket of food inside. The basket was placed intentionally too deep so the bird couldn't reach it, a small steel wire was placed in the basin next to the bottle, and well see for yourself

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• raven
• crow
• bird
• wire
• problem
• solving
• inteligence

[SanRafaelSwell]

animals operate only on instinct? YEAH RIGHT!! I love this video, thanks for posting it!

[Walrusaurus]

@LightSpirit24 There are lots of documented experiments where crows (and other birds) have developed tools on their own with no prior training. There are even birds that learn how traffic lights work, dropping nuts on the road during traffic to crack them open, and waiting for a red light to collect them.

[stiimuli]

@13realitytest13 as other videos here on youtube have shown, crows can assess a problem visually, imagine a tool needed to solve the problem, then find the materials needed to fashion the tool all on their own. To quote from another video "researchers were amazed to see some crows accomplishing this on the first try without any trial and error."

It should be noted, however that the crows being studied may have also been building upon less complex puzzles used earlier in the experiments.

[atomdragon4]

fucking smart!

[roetemeteor]

@13realitytest13

When it's hungry and there's food in it.

Try this with any animal other than a primate, and you wouldn't get too far.

This animal however, doesn't skip a beat.

[0puest0]

Nestor Notabilis.

[HomeyHansPeter]

silly animal...that's not a crowbar

[drerror]

anthhh

[PhinnyCobbler]

That... was amazing...

[13realitytest13]

By itself, however fascinating, this video isn't meaningful. We need a context to interpret it. Even an adult human wouldn't be able to bend a tool at first go. First , there would be trial and error - to test both of the bending implement and how much angle had to achieved (so it could pick up the object sought and also still fit through the opening)..

For that matter, what’s its motive? When did the crow learn the bucket is somehow desirable?

[Auriam]

Oh my god. It actually MADE a tool, it didn't just use the wire as it found it!