In this respect, New Caledonian crows may offer clues to understanding our own human strategies of life. We humans stand out in our primate tribe for the extended period of juvenile dependence we enjoy and our learning-intensive survival strategies. According to the Auckland team, the link between a high level of technological skill in foraging and a long juvenile period of provisioning by parents in both humans and New Caledonian crows suggests that the two traits may be causally related. It’s called the early learning hypothesis. Perhaps possessing learning-intensive tool skills plays a role
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