Human beings have nothing to crow about
February 8, 2021, 8:24 PM IST
By Narayani Ganesh
Culture, cognition, self-awareness, creativity and language are all seen as unique attributes of human beings that make us so special vis-à-vis other species. Decades of research by scientists has however, revealed an entirely different picture. In addition to all of the above, other animals may even be capable of achieving enlightenment, except that when they do, we have no way of knowing it because we have no access to their minds, points out ethologist, Patrick Bateson, who has closely observed the tool-making skills of the Caledonian crow.