Re: MSNBC.com Article: Crows share tricks of the trade

[Tommy Tyrberg <tommy.tyrberg@norrkoping.mail.telia.com>]

Unlikely. Corvids are very intelligent birds with a remarkable ability to 
learn complex behavior, only parrots come close as far as I know.

On the other hand learning things like migration routes, traditional 
resting and feeding areas and so on from older birds (often parents) is 
fairly common among birds. However I am uncertain to what extent this 
behavior is primitive within neornithines. It is certainly widespread in 
Galloanseres.

Tommy Tyrberg


At 19:05 2006-11-01, Ian Paulsen wrote:
> HI:
>  I wonder if dinos could do this?
>
> Crows share tricks of the trade
> Scientists have found that crows living on different parts of the island 
> display variations in tool shapes, a discovery that suggests young crows 
> learn to fashion tools in a particular way from relatives and other crows 
> living nearby.
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15503722/from/ET/