Bird brain? Not likely.
Maybe it's time for people who use the expression "bird brain" to eat some crow:
A University of Auckland study has revealed that New Caledonian crows can use separate tools in quick succession to retrieve an out-of-reach snack.
The birds were using reasoning that was more commonly seen in great apes and humans, the New Zealand team reported in the journal Current Biology.
I don't mean literally eat crow, of course. In fact, maybe people should rethink their strategy of eating high on the food chain. If crows are this smart, can chickens and turkeys* be far behind?
Still not convinced birds are your intellectual equals? Watch this video. (via)
*I tried to search for an article on the intelligence of turkeys, but all I got was information about Turkey's intelligence service.
