Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril...
by tomc1985 on Thursday September 24, 2020 @07:47PM
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> think ahead of time
The angry, injured tiger that killed its hunter by stalking his house and planning an ambush comes to mind
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129551...
> master fire,
Nothing comes to mind but I would not rule out some kind of animal using fire for some purpose
> build tools that did not exist before
A number of species have been shown to construct tools to make their labor easier. "That didn't exist before" is a little difficult to pin down as animal communities are hyperlocal.
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril...
by V-2 on Friday September 25, 2020 @06:06AM
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Regarding the tiger - that's a fascinating story, but it's worth noting that the article stresses "it was anything but typical" and that "in living memory, there was no record of an incident like this".
Because almost no other animal appears to think ahead of time , master fire, build tools that did not exist before? You can come up with numerous explanations as to why it's that, but what one's species' brain can come up with will be a serious constraint as well.