{"id":242,"date":"2015-08-17T08:47:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T08:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ANIMALPAGES.COM\/animals\/?p=242"},"modified":"2024-02-17T08:54:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T08:54:41","slug":"clever-corvids-solve-puzzles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/clever-corvids-solve-puzzles\/","title":{"rendered":"Clever Corvids Solve Puzzles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Crows and ravens are members of the\u00a0<em>Corvidae<\/em>\u00a0family, commonly called corvids or the crow family. The brain-to-body weight ratios of corvid brains are among the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corvidae#Intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">largest in birds<\/a>, equal to that of most great apes and cetaceans and only slightly lower than a human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some fun videos showing ravens and crows displaying problem-solving abilities with puzzles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Are Crows the Ultimate Problem Solvers? | Inside the Animal Mind | BBC Earth\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cbSu2PXOTOc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Are crows the ultimate problem solvers? - Inside the Animal Mind: Episode 2 - BBC Two\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AVaITA7eBZE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Raven: Stealing, Spying and Bluffing | Extraordinary Animals | BBC Earth\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sng1oV_uDzM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2571651847880215\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- banner ad -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2571651847880215\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"7178535257\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crows and ravens are members of the\u00a0Corvidae\u00a0family, commonly called corvids or the crow family. 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