Are Crows Smarter Than A First-Grader?

Jenna Iacurci natureworldnews.com Crows, while they may look dimwitted, may in fact be resourceful problem solvers and smarter than the average first grader, a new study indicates. According to a fable by Aesop, the Greek storyteller, a thirsty crow happens upon a pitcher of water but when it tries to drink from the vessel, it cannot reach. So, the bird merely drops pebbles in to the pitcher until the water level rises enough that he can quench his thirst. Well, new research from the University of California, Santa Barbara suggests that the birds' intellectual prowess may be more fact than fiction. "We showed that crows can discriminate between different volumes of water and that they can pass a modified test that so far only 7- to 10-year-old children have been able to complete successfully," lead author Corina Logan said in a statement. to read more: natureworldnews.com