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Crows can use tools; proof they are more intelligent than Bill O'Reilly

In experiments with crows (too dangerous to justify whatever scientific gains might result, if you ask me), they were found to be able to use tools. In this case, the tool was a stick used to pick food out of crevices. While the article states that "birds may not be renowned for their intelligence" (an understatement if I've ever heard one), this shows that crows do have some semblance of intelligence.

I've actually heard that the crow is one of the more intelligent bird species, and some even have the ability to talk as well as other intelligent abilities. In fact, in unreported results, a remote control was placed in the bird's environment, and the birds were able to control a television. Two of the crows universally turned the channel off of Fox News, saying they found the commentary "Too loud. Caw! Too loud. Caw! Strawman. Caw! False dichotomy. Caw!" I couldn't agree more, except with the "caw" part, as there is no need to resort to vulgarities. The other two crows spent all their time bowling, driving around in pick-up trucks, and calling poor people lazy. Posted by mill1991 at January 12, 2005 12:52 PM | TrackBack