%0 Journal Article %1 Kenward2005 %A Kenward, Ben %A Weir, Alex A S %A Rutz, Christian %A Kacelnik, Alex %D 2005 %J Nature %K Animal; Animals; Behavior, Behavior; Crows; Feeding Female; Learning; Male; Manufactured Materials %N 7022 %P 121 %R 10.1038/433121a %T Behavioural ecology: tool manufacture by naive juvenile crows. %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/433121a %V 433 %X New Caledonian crows (Corvus moneduloides) are the most prolific avian tool-users. Regional variation in the shape of their tools may be the result of cumulative cultural evolution--a phenomenon considered to be a hallmark of human culture. Here we show that hand-raised juvenile New Caledonian crows spontaneously manufacture and use tools, without any contact with adults of their species or any prior demonstration by humans. Our finding is a crucial step towards producing informed models of cultural transmission in this species, and in animals in general.

@article{Kenward2005, abstract = {New Caledonian crows (Corvus moneduloides) are the most prolific avian tool-users. Regional variation in the shape of their tools may be the result of cumulative cultural evolution--a phenomenon considered to be a hallmark of human culture. Here we show that hand-raised juvenile New Caledonian crows spontaneously manufacture and use tools, without any contact with adults of their species or any prior demonstration by humans. Our finding is a crucial step towards producing informed models of cultural transmission in this species, and in animals in general.}, added-at = {2007-12-16T20:00:22.000+0100}, author = {Kenward, Ben and Weir, Alex A S and Rutz, Christian and Kacelnik, Alex}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2315ff923c53951ed302dfa072b0fa0b2/perceptron}, doi = {10.1038/433121a}, interhash = {82ac21caf7ec19328baec616d995409f}, intrahash = {315ff923c53951ed302dfa072b0fa0b2}, journal = {Nature}, keywords = {Animal; Animals; Behavior, Behavior; Crows; Feeding Female; Learning; Male; Manufactured Materials}, number = 7022, owner = {dvanderelst}, pages = 121, pii = {433121a}, pmid = {15650729}, timestamp = {2007-12-16T20:00:24.000+0100}, title = {Behavioural ecology: tool manufacture by naive juvenile crows.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/433121a}, volume = 433, year = 2005 }