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A novel tool-use mode in animals: New Caledonian crows insert tools to transport objects

New Caledonian crows (Corvus moneduloides) rely heavily on a range of tools to extract prey. They manufacture novel tools, save tools for later use, and have morphological features that facilitate tool use. We report six observations, in two individuals, of a novel tool-use mode not previously repor...

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Autores principales: Jacobs, Ivo F., von Bayern, Auguste, Osvath, Mathias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5054045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27437926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10071-016-1016-z