New Caledonian Crows Are Even Smarter and Scarier Than We Thought

New Caledonian Crows Are Even Smarter and Scarier Than We Thought

Peter Hess

I'm going to be picky here, Sci, sorry but I don't think that article is presented in a scientific manner.

As humans, we love   to think we have a monopoly on brain power. But the more we learn about the culture and intellectual capacity displayed by our super freaking intelligent animal relatives like chimps, dolphins, and birds, the less unique human intelligence starts to appear. Crows, in particular, are smart as heck:

We love (as humans) to think we have a monopoly on brain power. 

Do we, though ? I don't think many of us actually do. And what is a monopoly on brain power?  Does he mean to say we think (or he thinks we think) we have superior brains ? If so, why didn't he say that ?  

But the more we learn about the culture and intellectual capacity displayed by our super freaking intelligent animal relatives

Super freaking ? What's with the emotional hyperbole ? And are dolphins and birds actually our relatives. Isn't there 600 million years between the origin of birds and mammals even if you accept the premise? 

Crows, in particular, are smart as heck:

Just how smart is heck on the exclamation scale ?     

Peter is a writer living in New York. He is preoccupied with Star Wars and memes,

I think he ought to be more preoccupied with working on his scientific writing, Sci. Not having a go at you, though.