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| Title |
Tool bending in New Caledonian crows
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Royal Society Open Science, August 2016
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| DOI | 10.1098/rsos.160439 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christian Rutz, Shoko Sugasawa, Jessica E. M. van der Wal, Barbara C. Klump, James J. H. St Clair |
| Abstract |
'Betty' the New Caledonian crow astonished the world when she 'spontaneously' bent straight pieces of garden wire into hooked foraging tools. Recent field experiments have revealed that tool bending is part of the species' natural behavioural repertoire, providing important context for interpreting Betty's iconic wire-bending feat. More generally, this discovery provides a compelling illustration of how natural history observations can inform laboratory-based research into the cognitive capacities of non-human animals. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 105 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 19 | 18% |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 13% |
| United States | 9 | 9% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 3% |
| Germany | 3 | 3% |
| Australia | 2 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 7 | 7% |
| Unknown | 45 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 83 | 79% |
| Scientists | 17 | 16% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 59 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 57 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 15% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Researcher | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 10 | 17% |
| Unknown | 7 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 25 | 42% |
| Psychology | 7 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 8% |
| Engineering | 3 | 5% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 14% |
| Unknown | 9 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 436. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 March 2024.
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#65,487
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Outputs from Royal Society Open Science
#125
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#1,442
of 381,451 outputs
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#7
of 87 outputs
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