Crows Rival Most Mammals with Their Cognitive Ability

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When you think of an intelligent animal, most people probably picture the same critters: chimps, dolphins, or dogs. But many scientists believe that corvids – the group containing crows, ravens, rooks and jays – also deserve a position at the top table. They’ve shown through many experiments that crows display high cognitive abilities, often on par with those classically ‘intelligent’ animals.