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2. New Caledonian crow - Wikipedia

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   The New Caledonian crow is the only non-primate species for which there is evidence of cumulative cultural evolution in tool manufacture. That is, this species appear to have invented new tools by modifying existing ones, then passing these innovations to other individuals in the cultural group.

3. Corvidae - Wikipedia

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   A New Caledonian crow uses a tool to retrieve the correct tool to obtain food. There are also specific examples of corvid cleverness. One carrion crow was documented cracking nuts by placing them on a crosswalk, letting the passing cars crack the shell, waiting for the light to turn red, and then safely retrieving the contents. [59]

4. Corvus - Wikipedia

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   One species, the New Caledonian crow, has also been intensively studied recently because of its ability to manufacture and use tools in the day-to-day search for food. On 5 October 2007, researchers from the University of Oxford presented data acquired by mounting tiny video cameras on the tails of New Caledonian crows. They pluck, smooth, and ...

5. List of endemic birds of New Caledonia - Wikipedia

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   Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... New Caledonia has a single endemic family, ... New Caledonian crow - native only on Grande Terre, ...

6. New Caledonia - Wikipedia

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   One of these endemic bird species is the New Caledonian crow, a bird noted for its tool-making abilities, which rival those of primates. [95] These crows are renowned for their extraordinary intelligence and ability to fashion tools to solve problems, and make the most complex tools of any animal yet studied apart from humans. [96]

7. List of birds of New Caledonia - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of the bird species recorded in New Caledonia. The avifauna of New Caledonia include a total of 226 species, of which 28 are endemic , and 13 have been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the ...

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   A comprehensive list of discriminatory acts against American Muslims might be impossible, but The Huffington Post wants to document this deplorable wave of hate using news reports and firsthand accounts.

9. Biodiversity of New Caledonia - Wikipedia

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   The island is also home to the unusual tool-using New Caledonian crow. The separation of the Gondwana islands before the mammalian expansion that allowed the radiation of flightless birds (moa, kiwi, sylviornis, cagous) and Mesozoic reptilian forms such as the tuatara of New Zealand. Endemic species comprise 62 of 69 total.