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| Crow soaking a piece of dry bread in a puddle |
Listened to the fascinating BBC Radio 4 series 'The Life Scientific' on what it is like to be a scientist, the subject of which this week was Nicky Clayton and her research into the evolution of intelligence in birds - particularly corvids. I felt a particular affinity with this scientist's work as I have often seen birds manifesting intelligence in many situations - admittedly mostly to do with obtaining food.
The photo here shows a crow dipping a piece of dry bread in a puddle to make it soft enough to eat. Another crow looks on, hoping for his share of the bread.
Intelligence and cooperation: not just human traits.
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