Gifts Of The Crow by John M. Marzluff
How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans
Drawing on scientific studies, field observations, and vivid anecdotes, the book reveals how crows, ravens, and other corvids use sophisticated cognitive skills—tool use, problem solving, long-term memory, social learning, and elements of play and emotion—to navigate complex social worlds. It recounts striking examples of individual recognition, memory of human faces, teaching and cultural transmission, and behaviors resembling empathy, deception, and reciprocity, challenging assumptions about the uniqueness of human intelligence. The authors argue these findings reshape how we think about animal minds and how humans should ethically and practically interact with wild animals.
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- 2012
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