One smart crow

[Homer J Simpson]

This is said to be the first documented sequential tool use by any animal other than a human.

There is more on if you Google it. From the BBC series "inside the Animal Mind."

[Phaedrus]

I've known people who couldn't figure that out.

More a testament to human stupidity than bird intelligence though, I reckon.

[G7PSK]

I saw that program. They had crows that figured out the puzzles faster than children.

[Marco]

Well the researcher is certainly a smart crow programmer, dunno how smart the crow is though.

[Zero999]

Well the researcher is certainly a smart crow programmer, dunno how smart the crow is though.

I can understand your cynicism but crows have been known to do things like this.

Here's another video showing how crows use cars and a pedestrian crossing to crack nuts.


It's probably a New Caledonian crow - a species renowned for using tools.

[mtdoc]

For more info on Corvus intelligence and other fun facts about these amazing birds, I highly recommend the book Mind of the Raven