It was long thought that birds were less intelligent than mammals. But they really are more clever than we thought. Ah, thus and more on tomorrow to day d w. Sign show. Please magpies can dispose of bottle caps better than some humans. For every cup very warded with a treat. As you can see, they are pretty clever. Unless, despite the fact that bad brains dont have a cerebral cortex, the so called neocortex. The set of layers of the mammalian brain that controls higher mental performance. Despite this 1st display, amazing cognitive abilities. Whats the explanation for this . Researchers at ro, university bolcom are looking for answers. The scientists here work with ravens. Yes, this is athena depot. Im taking her for her daily training and that i lean cloud works with athena a you region cro. A song bird from the raven family raven so thought to be especially intelligent. And then but athena is rather shy. Its better if we keep our distance. Strange people are objects like our camera ca