Scientists: Crows Have Natural Tool-Making Ability

Reuters ^ | Wed, Jan 12, 2005

[Tijeras_Slim]

I don't care about Porosity, I wish they'd stop casting Ben Affleck.

[HenryLeeII]

Funny how girls grow up - but don't fear, when she's on her own, she'll never get ripped off at a home improvement store or by a contractor!

[martin_fierro]

I wish they'd stop casting Ben Affleck.

Stop casting morosity.

[Constitution Day]

LMAO! New tagline.

[mikrofon]

Cro-Magnon Tool Maker	Crow Magg** Tool of the Left

[DocRock]

I feel that the headline is misleading as the birds did not "make" a tool, but rather used a twig as a tool. Making a tool and using a tool are two different things.

They are smart and I have witnessed their ability in person. The local crows wait at the shopping center for shoppers to park. The birds go up and down the sidewalk parking spots, (in the shade), jump up and eat the fresh bugs off the front of the vehicles and then get a nice cool drink from the condensation puddle under the air conditioner compressor. I have a store front window and see this every business day.

[presidio9]

How did I work my way off your ping list?

[djf]

We've heard much the same thing about chimps and other apes using twigs to catch ants and termites.

IMHO, I wouldn't say an animal uses tools until I see him take out my starter with a nice set of Snap-Ons.

[dware]

"Beans beans, the musical fruit- the more you eat, the more you toot." Zoltan the crow, The Gunslinger (Stephen King).