August 6, 2009
DON'T KNOW IF THAT DOG IS REALLY SMARTER THAN YOUR HONOR STUDENT...:
Aesop's fable is true, shows crow study: An Aesop's fable about a crow with a knowledge of physics is more than just folklore, scientists have shown. (Daily Telegraph, 06 Aug 2009)
n the story, written thousands of years ago by the Ethiopian slave Aesop, a thirsty crow finds a pitcher containing too little water for his beak to reach.He solves the problem by throwing pebbles into the pitcher one by one, until the water level rises high enough for him to drink.
A similar challenge faced the rooks studied by the appropriately named Cambridge University zoologist Christopher Bird.
...but ravens are smarter than most McArthur grant winners.