According to legend, six ravens must inhabit the Tower of London or the kingdom will fall. Now, one of the ravens, a matriarch named Merlina, is missing. Source: https://www.livescience.com/raven-matriarch-missing-tower-of-london.html
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Crows Could Be the Smartest Animal Other Than Primates
In a piece for the BBC, Chris Baraniuk writes about how the intelligence of New Caledonian crows may be far more advanced than we ever thought possible. An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from the report: Intelligence is rooted in the brain. Clever primates — including humans — have a particular structure in their brains called the neocortex. It is thought…
The World’s Smartest Chimp Has Died
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times, written by philosophy professor Lori Gruen: Sarah, who could have been deemed the world’s smartest chimp, was brought to the United States from Africa as an infant to work with David and Ann Premack in a series of experiments designed to find out what chimpanzees might think. In order to…
Meet Corvus the Crow
Corvus is a small constellation, recognizable for its compact, boxy shape. It’s a fun one! Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/coming-to-know-corvus-the-crow…