bird intelligence

Clever solution: Crows are cleaning city streets – a Dutch startup is training them to pick up cigarette butts in exchange for treats

June 13, 2018 -

Posted by Janine Acero

(Natural News) A new Dutch startup called “Crowded Cities” is training crows to recognize and pick up cigarette butts in exchange for treats, effectively cleaning up the city streets and parks. The crows would drop the cigarette butts into a “Crowbar” device, which then scans the piece of litter to confirm that it is a […]

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Ravens are PREPPERS? Common bird found to engage in complex resource planning that exceeds the intelligence of many humans

July 29, 2017 -

Posted by Isabelle Z.

(Natural News) Future planning was once believed to be a skill that only humans and great apes can manage, but now researchers have discovered that ravens share this capability. In fact, they are better at preparing for future events than 4-year-old children. Scientists from Sweden’s Lund University trained the ravens to open a puzzle box […]

in: Animals, Culture & Society, Environment, Prepping, Science

Pigeons found to have startling ability to “build knowledge” almost like humans

May 10, 2017 -

Posted by Rhonda Johansson

(Natural News) The next time someone calls you a “bird brain,” you may just want to say, “I know.” A new study published in Nature Communications concluded that pigeons can pass on and build from the wisdom of previous generations. Scientists from Oxford University have said that homing pigeons are the only known species, besides […]

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