New Caledonian crows rapidly solve a collaborative problem without cooperative cognition.

There is growing comparative evidence that the cognitive bases of cooperation are not unique to humans. However, the selective pressures that lead to the evolution of these mechanisms remain unclear. Here we show that while tool-making New Caledonian crows can produce collaborative behavior, they do...

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Main Authors: Sarah A Jelbert, Puja J Singh, Russell D Gray, Alex H Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4534463?pdf=render