7 brainy reasons why crows and ravens are the smartest birds in the world

[Judi Lynn]

Who you calling bird brain?
by Tibi Puiu
July 10, 2020

Humans often like to relish the fact that they’re the most intelligent creatures in the animal kingdom. Sure, a generous brain-to-body-mass ratio can be a nice ego boost, but let’s not kid ourselves. After all, there are birds that act more reasonably and in cleverer ways than some humans, I know personally. That may sound like an exaggeration, but wait until you learn what corvids, particularly crows and ravens, are capable of pulling off.

Crows and ravens may look very similar to the untrained eye, but their appearance and behavior clearly distinguish them from one another once you know where to look.

Compared to ravens, crows are less shiny and smaller. Crows also prefer to live in densely human-populated areas like urban landscapes, whereas ravens would much rather forage in wilder areas. However, if you really want to tell the two apart look at the bill and tail. Crows have smaller and flat bills, while those of ravens are bigger, more powerful and curved. Crow tails are fan-shaped while ravens have wedge-shaped ones.

Both birds are extremely intelligent for their body size, though, and extremely resourceful given they can only count on their bills to manipulate objects and the world around them. Yup, it’s easy to do smart things when you have opposable thumbs.

More:
https://www.zmescience.com/science/7-brainy-reasons-why-crows-and-ravens-are-smartest-birds-in-the-world-0952352/amp/?utm_source=marfeelpush

[handmade34]

1. yes

I am inundated with both at my property and not only are they super smart (that can open containers in my roadside stand to eat what is inside) but the course sound of their calls is driving me to drink

[yonder]

2. Thanks, JL. I've long admired Corvids.