Are Crows the Ultimate Problem Solvers? | Inside the Animal Mind | BBC Earth 

"We looked away for a brief minute and turned back to find he used the stones and stick to build a functioning nuclear reactor."

It’s all fun and games until the crow graduates top of your class

The saddest part of the story is that after watching this video, my parents started comparing me to that crow.

That crow deserves a bigger treat, he's earned it

Me: *sees a crow at the window* Me: can you do my math homework

"Now let's see if our fine feathered friend has solved the puzzle" "Oh dear he has a gun"

I got to watch a good example of crows' cleverness in my garden yesterday. Our resident crow had found a hunk of bread, but it was stale, rock hard, so he couldn't eat it. To my amazement, he went to the bowl of water that we put out for visiting foxes, cats, etc and dropped the bread into it - then, when it had softened in the water, lifted it out and ate it. (Edit) Since I posted this, I looked it up on Google and what I saw has been seen many times before.

A friend of mine who is an electronic engineer, for a time worked on a train that checked the state of the tracks. He told me that he found on the iron tracks some nuts, almonds, seeds, perfectly aligned. An older colleague explained to him that they were laid by crows, they used the train as a nutcracker ;-)))

That was 5 years ago, Today the crow is cfd propellor designer at NASA

The bird is a paid actor

In the beginning he was like... "Boy I don't know what these stones are, but I'll get them anyway" 😂

The crow getting the stones and not knowing what to use them for at first is even more impressive, because it means it must have understood that that is a series of riddles where one leads to the next. Absolutely fascinating.

A crow shit on my face one time. He planned it and timed it perfectly. True story

There are people at my school who would have more trouble solving it than a this bird

I love crows. They really are under appreciated, at least here in the States. They’re incredibly intelligent, adorable little creatures!

I once adopted an injured crow last month. I put it in the cage for few days, I put some sunflower seeds and water. I forgot to put some food in a day and I saw some crow giving the injured crow some small fruits and insects. The crow managed to escape by opening the cage door, it is fully healed. Crows are intelligent animal. Some crow are visiting in our window, they put some buttons, keys, stones and etc. I am think it's a gift for me because I helped their friend.

It's true! Crows are EXTREMELY smart! Once a crow flew into my open window, turned on my computer, logged into my bank account, and transferred $100 to his!

Meanwhile the chicken is contemplating and picking grass sprouts while remembering the good old days he was a Tyrannosaurus.

Someone has probably already mentioned this, but I remember seeing a post years ago where a guy would feed a crow every day and the crow started bringing him money that it would find, whereas the guy would increase the amount of food he gave the crow.. so it eventually learned that different color bills get different rewards, and he had a drawer full of money that his crow friend had brought him. These birds are scary smart lol.

Crow: *sees treat* “I’m about to do what’s called a crow gamer move”

Honestly,i'm not even sure if i could've solved this puzzle myself.

I’m sure some kids back in my high school couldn’t even begin to solve this. I wish I was joking.

We had crows as pets growing up. They were so much fun. They were always up to something and loved hiding shiny objects, would tantalize the cat and dog and fly along with you if you were out for a walk or riding you bike. As proven here, incredibly intelligent too.

Its not just the problem solving skills , they r known to hav emotions , they are one of a few to mourn the dead, amazing bird .

Crow saw the tutorial on youtube.

Breaking News: Crows negotiate peace in the middle east.

The definition of bird brain has a whole new meaning...

Cavemen: Aggressively beating the crap out of the meat container until it breaks

give its another 3 stones and half of humanity will disappear

I thought bird brain was an insult lol

That is why i love birds.They're not only beautiful,but also very intelligent and lovely

"It seems our little crow friend is redesigning the quantum mechanics"

fun fact: when people need to cut down trees in parks, they have to wear all black or hide their entire face. because crows can remember faces and can attack when their habitats are being interfered. so watch out.

2:04 I like how he tried to shortcut it with the short stick first and his face was like, "yeah, didn't really expect that to work."

the sad thing is is that I don't think I could've solved that LOL

This is probably one of the most amazing things I've ever seen!!! My mind is blown!!

The puzzle and the reward for this crow is exactly like my job and my salary.

That puzzle seemed way too elaborate for one piece of food.

idk why, but this made my cry with happiness... we seriously underestimate the beauty of nature

Damn that crow is smarter than me. I had to wait for them to explain the whole thing to understand it.

I don't think people know how amazing this is

Alright guys let's be honest here at least 20 of us couldn't do it

Such a fantastic bird. Extremely smart & worth communicating with.

I was internally giggling through this whole video.

Me: I’m gonna go to bed at a reasonable time Me at 3am: CrOW SolViNG FoOd puZzLEs

just gave my homework to a crow

Crows are absolutely incredible. Intelligent beyond belief. And to think at one time we humans saw ourselves as earth's only intelligent life. Crows and ravens are absolutely incredible. My favorite birds-- by far. ☺☺❤❤

"So professor corax, how do we solve this issue?" Crow "craaawwwwWWWWWW" "Genius"

fun fact: some asian city had issues with crow nests on electric infrastructure, so they went and destroyed many nests....which prompted the local crow population to just build MORE nests, far in excess to what they actually needed (decoy nests + plenty backup nests). talking about backfiring

I for one, welcome our new crow overlords.

I like how he periodically watches out for predators as well... humans don't have to worry about that for the most part... crows.. 24/7

A message to everyone don't harm these beautiful creatures and don't believe that they are bad energy

so basicly i am dumber than a crow , good to know

Anyone gonna talk about how pretty this bird is?

The crow is smarter than any character in any of the Saw movies

2:04 i think this was the best part of the video!! the crow tried using the short stick, but it didnt work! he didnt automatically know to go for the rocks next, which really goes to show that they aren't just taught these routines, they have to work it out themselves.

Lol, humans are lucky that crows dont have hands.

All that for that little piece of treat, give that Crow a whole plate!

it's amazing to know that the crow can solve all the problem solving in a logical way 😊

How truly lucky we are as humans to share our world with such amazing creatures

145 people couldnt figure out the puzzle and disliked

So smart , that's why i love crows

This Crow's kids probably has the potential for some arms

Speechless.....made me so get a tear for some reason

If he gets all of the stones and the stick he can just make a pick axe and break the glass

How did he not notice the cameras? Paid actor obviously

2:41 That "aha" moment when it clicks.. his reaction is uncanny! Even we have a similar one

Fascinating demonstration of crow intelligence and problem-solving skills! The meticulous arrangement of tools and the sequential completion of tasks showcase the remarkable cognitive abilities of these birds. Kudos to Alex for orchestratingsuch an engaging experiment!

Anyone ever hear about the little girl that fed crows and they rewarded her bringin shiny things (like gold rings and stuff that people lost) ?

It should be clarified that, as was mentioned in the clip, the crow did complete these tasks on their own seperately, in this instance he was just doing them altogether. Still impressive tool use and memory, but they don't necessarily learn complicated new tasks just as simple as this on the first go. It's not the speed at which they learn things, it's the fact they can learn them at all that's so impressive.

When it comes to crows, I am so full of joy that he accomplished the task. Just as overjoyed as I am when children smile or do amazing things. I love crows and children.

This is how Crows play Escape room.

It shouldn't be such a small amount of food. That bird had to work his ass off. He deserves like triple the treat he got. I wanna see a crow holding an equal pay protest sign

The crow's probably hearing something like: "Hello and, again, welcome to the Aperture Science enrichment center"

Remarkable! They are so smart! Crows have always been my favorite bird!

I love how instead of throwing down the last stick he gently lays it leaning against the box

For 11 years I studied a mated pair on my property that lived in a willow tree. I saw many amazing things they did, including one day they came to the empty field across the street. Someone had dropped a fast food sack in the field. The crow pulled out what looked like a small styrofoam coffee cup. He couldn’t reach whatever was inside. The female tried. Nope! Then he blew my mind! He stuck his face INTO the cup and grabbed the edge with his beak and took off into the sky, the cup obliterating his sight completely! Now, these crows knew this area extremely well. It was their home turf. He flew over the first apt. Buildings roof...must not have been what he needed....and on to the next one, which was just right. He landed at the very top, the apex, and promptly dropped the cup, which then rolled down the roof, spilling its contents in a line as it rolled. Then he and his wife went and enjoyed a line of delicious SOMETHING from the spilled cup! Genius! I was never at a loss for entertainment from that pair! And wherever he went, she was right behind him! They mate for life! Super wonderful birds, just love them!

Crow: if i use this short stick, i can access the rocks to put in the container to get the long stick, hence getting the meat. Also crow: heehoo rokk

Smart and super cute. Crows are so awesome.

Give the crow a good treat ...he worked hard !

at my old school crows unzipped your school bag then unzipped you lunch box and got all ur food they did this in teams of 3 *one kid had padlocks on his bag zip because the crows steal his food

I know a certain murder of crows, we are... friends. It all started few years ago in the winter, when i notice a dusty crow sitting near the door at the balcony. I figured she is cold, or something is wrong, so i let her in for a while. birb was fun and games, friendly, but she didnt want to be touched. She got some food from me and went on her merry way. Was a cool experience, absolutely epic. Oh, how naive i was. These bird are clever. they remember. They think. Week passed, and there she was again. So, the usual business like before - went in for a while, explored a little, got some food and gone. This went until the winter passed. (crows moved to our part of the city only for the winter, then they moved and return only the next year) But this time.... this certain crow stayed. And 3 more came with her. They lost interest in exploring the house, so every morning and evening, they just came visit on the balcony for their food. (mostly scraps of meat) Time went on, and i moved out from the old house. Was kinda sad for me, losing my "friends" For a while. 5-6 months into a new house. I noticed 4 crows sitting on a opposite roof, looking at me. I didnt pay much attention to it. Before i knew it, i was feeding them all over again. Even bought them a new rail, so they can sit on the balcony while its raining. (they use it, trust me) and yes, Its the same murder. Apparently crows in wild have kinda large teritorry, and since i am only 2 km from the old house... yeah. They found me. I am stuck with them forever.

This is my favorite demonstration of crow intelligence. Well done BBC.

3:11 cutest padding in the world🥹❤

Why was this so satisfying to watch

On This Weeks Episode Of "Are You Smarter Then A Crow"

One time i was walking first light to school and i saw almost a hundred crows and a hundred seagulls scattered all over the school yard and nearby houses. There was a ring of the birds gathered and inside the ring was one crow and one seagull slowly circling each other like they were having an important meeting. I'm pretty sure they were plotting against us.

Beautiful black glossy bird. Love crows

I like how he's looking around, while solving the puzzle, to make sure that there're no other crows spying on him, which might then steal his reward. I watched another video, in which crows put treats in hiding spots for later, and other crows would spy on them, and then steal the treats for themselves. Then the first crow would only pretend to hide treats, in order to distract the crow thieves, and while they were occupied with the false hiding spots, the first crow would then actually hide the treat, now that he was not being observed. It makes me think that tetrapods would've kept evolving greater and greater intelligence, and would've taken our place, as a type 0 civilization, if not for that pesky K-T extinction event.

Me: can someone help me with my math? Crow: Hold my stick

the reward is too small for the task. but thats amazing from the bird.

im in love with this crow

I love crows now more than I did before. Such a smart birdie

just use 3 stones and the stick to craft a stone pickaxe and dig it out, simple as that

Wow, what an incredible creature

Yeah, searced that crow on LinkedIn, the guy is an sde at amazon and an ex-microsoft, ex-google system engineer.

This is like me trying to figure out a point-and-click adventure game XP

So if I'm called a birdbrain by someone, I can take it as a compliment!

Crow from my textbook to this crow - well done mate, future is in the safe hands.

Lovely and intelligent crow