Synopsis

Though often underestimated, birds are proving to possess surprising intelligence. Certain species demonstrate an ability to recognize, categorize, and even name diverse objects. Ravens, for example, exhibit remarkable problem-solving skills, readily untangling knots to obtain food or devising methods to pilfer fish by manipulating unattended fishing lines. Indeed, as detailed in the initial findings of NATURE’s Inside the Animal Mind, crows inhabiting the isolated Pacific island of New