Development of tool use in New Caledonian crows: inherited action patterns and social influences
New Caledonian crows, Corvus moneduloides, are the most advanced avian tool makers and tool users. We previously reported that captive-bred isolated New Caledonian crows spontaneously use twig tools and cut tools out of Pandanus spp. tree leaves, an activity possibly under cultural influence in the...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2006
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