tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post1318953948532217466..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Avian IntelligenceGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-30762837577511573222007-04-24T06:37:00.000-06:002007-04-24T06:37:00.000-06:00Actually, if I recall correctly, ravens are relate...Actually, if I recall correctly, ravens are related to crows and they were found in the same kind of experiment to be able to count to small numbers below ten. In fact, I wouldn't terribly be surprised if these were the same experiments Ayn Rand was thinking about when she coined that term, given that raven counting experiments <A HREF="http://www.pigeon.psy.tufts.edu/avc/emmerton/default.htm" REL="nofollow">were going on</A> even in the early 1940s.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-77977420481807155152007-04-23T23:49:00.000-06:002007-04-23T23:49:00.000-06:00Hmmmmm. So do you suppose that the foundation for...Hmmmmm. So do you suppose that the foundation for the birds' superior mental accomplishments is Crow Epistemology?<BR/><BR/>Sorry, but I couldn't resist.<BR/><BR/>>duck<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com