![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But the story goes further than that – Ravens can recognise individuals of other species too. It’s a bit like the fact that you talk about different things to your parents, friends and children – you don’t treat them all as ‘people’, they are different people and you know things about them and behave accordingly. You don’t get any of this in the scientific papers that might flow from such work, and I think that for many readers these descriptions will provide an enjoyable insight into the work and the mind of a research scientist.īut what of the mind of the Raven? The author concludes that Ravens know other Ravens individually and tailor their behaviour accordingly. There are some very good descriptions of field experiments – sitting out for hours in the cold, waiting for something to happen, the brief moments when lots of things happen, and the wondering about whether you are doing it right and are in the right place at the right time. This book is a description of observations and experiments carried out over a long period to examine how Ravens think, and much of the action takes place in the wooded states of Maine and Vermont. I almost bought it then, particularly as there was a Raven running around on the roof of my hire car in the Old Faithful Inn car park, but I waited until getting home. This book was published quite a long time ago – 1999 in hardback – but it deals with a topical subject and I noticed it on sale in the bookstores of Yellowstone National Park a few weeks ago. ![]()
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