In the August issue we feature a news story about the respective brainpower of crows and keas. These parrots from New Zealand, are supposed to be one of the cleverest parrot species in the world, but are they cleverer than crows or some of the other parrot species?
The comparison between the brainpower of parrots with crows reminds me of the wonderful feature we covered in the July 2010 issue, where a free-flying macaw built-up an amazing rapport with the local wild crows, and they actually ended up saving his life. Parrots are incredibly intelligent creatures, and they never cease to amaze me!