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If you have a dog, you probably think it is
intelligent. Sometimes it will do something
that amazes you. But that is because we do
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problems. But some animals do juust that.

Crows are very bright birds.
capable of picking up a piece
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Trick and treat Toolmakers A crow offered a small food
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getting at food. Some people who once thought unique to humans. the food from the tube.
put out food for garden birds, for Chimpanzees, for example, use
example, find that it is often stolen carefully selected straws and
by squirrels. The squirrels show sticks to pick edible termites from
amazing ingenuity as they their nests. If a stick is too thick
overcome obstacles to break into to poke into the holes in a nest, a
“squirrel-proof” bird feeders. chimp will carefully peel back the
Hunger is a powerful motivator. bark until it is just the right size.
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