Avian cognition: understanding tool use.
Although rooks are considered non-tool-using animals, a recent study has shown that they learn to solve a 'trap-tube' task faster than many tool-using primates, raising questions about the evolution of sophisticated physical cognition.
Chappell
Jackie
J
Centre for Ornithology, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK. j.m.chappell@bham.ac.uk
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