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Rooks Co-operate!

kerash · 2008-03-31 20:41:53

I saw this on BBC website today and though it was interesting. I remember seeing something similar, maybe on a bill oddie documentary or something...The full story is here along with a short video clip!:) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7322113.stm Pairs of rooks can co-operate to solve problems, scientists…

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31-03-2008 9:41pm

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I saw this on BBC website today and though it was interesting. I remember seeing something similar, maybe on a bill oddie documentary or something...The full story is here along with a short video clip!:)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7322113.stm

Pairs of rooks can co-operate to solve problems, scientists report.
An experiment revealed that the rooks would team up so they could reach a tray of food that was inaccessible to lone birds.
The researchers from the University of Cambridge were surprised to find that the birds performed as well as chimpanzees at the test. The research is published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society

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