New Caledonian crows afford invaluable comparative insights into human cumulative technological culture
Date
2020Metadata
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The New Caledonian crow may be the only non-primate species exhibiting cumulative technological culture. Its foraging tools show clear signs of diversification and progressive refinement, and it seems likely that at least some tool-related information is passed across generations via social learning. Here, we explain how these remarkable birds can help us uncover the basic biological processes driving technological progress.
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Rutz , C & Hunt , G R 2020 , ' New Caledonian crows afford invaluable comparative insights into human cumulative technological culture ' , Behavioral and Brain Sciences , vol. 43 , e177 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X20000187
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences
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Peer reviewed
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0140-525XType
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