Tool bending in New Caledonian crows

Christian Rutz; Shoko Sugasawa; Jessica Eva Megan van der Wal; Barbara Christina Klump; James St Clair

doi:10.1098/rsos.160439

Tool bending in New Caledonian crows

Christian Rutz, Shoko Sugasawa, Jessica Eva Megan van der Wal, Barbara Christina Klump, James St Clair

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Abstract

‘Betty’ the New Caledonian crow astonished the world, when she ‘spontaneously’ bent straight pieces of garden wire into hooked foraging tools. Recent field experiments have revealed that tool bending is part of the species’ natural behavioural repertoire, providing important context for interpreting Betty’s iconic wire-bending feat. More generally, this discovery provides a compelling illustration of how natural history observations can inform lab-based research into the cognitive capacities of non-human animals.

Original language	English
Article number	160439
Number of pages	4
Journal	Royal Society Open Science
Volume	3
Issue number	8
Early online date	10 Aug 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160439
Publication status	Published - Aug 2016

Keywords

Comparative cognition
Corvus moneduliodes
Innovation
Insight
Intelligence
Tool use

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Fellowship - The ecological cultural: The ecological cultural and cognitive context of tool use in New Caledonian crows
Rutz, C. (PI)
BBSRC
2/06/12 → 1/09/15
Project: Fellowship

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