Folk Physics for Crows?
New Caledonian crows are a key model species for testing whether the ability to reason about unobservable causal mechanisms is unique to humans. Here, I review the growing body of evidence for the absence of this ability in this species.
Main Author: | Alex H. Taylor |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Animal Behavior and Cognition
2020-08-01
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Series: | Animal Behavior and Cognition |
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Online Access: | http://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/28/AB_C_2020_Vol7(3)_Taylor.pdf |
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