Same for Parrots, corvids and parrots are in the IQ level of dolphins and big simios. But there are also other animals with self awareness (mirror test), eg Elephants, Manta Rays, Octopus and even Ants. Many animals are much more intelligent than was thought a few years ago and self-awareness is surely present in most of them and also a minimum of intelligence, because they are an essential faculties for the will to survive.
Even bees are smart enough to recognize and difference a human face, jumping spiders can plan different strategies to hunt their prey
https://tube.kuylar.dev/watch?v=UDtlvZGmHYk
https://tube.kuylar.dev/watch?v=H4JfRrOPKlE
https://www.animalcognition.org/2015/04/15/list-of-animals-that-have-passed-the-mirror-test/
Wow. How do they fit so much smart into such a tiny space?
I imagine it’s the combination of evolutionary pressures of being a scavenger and having to fly. Since crows tend to steal food from dangerous animals like wolves, they need to be able to react quickly and to be able to predict behavior of other animals. This selects for intelligence and a theory of mind. Meanwhile, flying means you have to keep things lean.
It’s also worth noting that the human brain has massive redundancy in it. For example, there was a case of a guy in France who was missing 90% of the brain due to an extreme case of hydrocephalus. He didn’t even realize there was anything wrong with him until he went to the doctor for some unrelated problem, only to be referred to a specialist because his head seemed a bit too large.
In light of that, crows having high levels of intelligence doesn’t seem that weird at all.
Sometimes I think the crows are more self-aware than humans.
It’s my life mission to befriend a crow
I have a murder that visits my yard almost every day. I have a large bowl for water, I give them cheap dry cat food, and on occasion unsalted peanuts. Hope you can make some friends
I am only a little concerned that befriending a crow would drive a wedge between me and my dog, who would certainly see that friendship a betrayal.
Me too, though I just leave out hockey masks and spare saws for him to play with
this is very interesting but how the fuck did they figure this out? i skimmed the article and its vague on what would be the coolest details.
