New Caledonian crows afford invaluable comparative insights into human cumulative technological culture

Christian Rutz; Gavin R. Hunt

doi:10.1017/S0140525X20000187

New Caledonian crows afford invaluable comparative insights into human cumulative technological culture

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The New Caledonian crow may be the only non-primate species exhibiting cumulative technological culture. Its foraging tools show clear signs of diversification and progressive refinement, and it seems likely that at least some tool-related information is passed across generations via social learning. Here, we explain how these remarkable birds can help us uncover the basic biological processes driving technological progress.

Original language	English
Article number	e177
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	43
Early online date	10 Aug 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X20000187
Publication status	Published - 2020

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