Crows can count up to four, a new study finds

Crows can count up to four, a new study finds

(CNN) — Perhaps “birdbrained” isn’t such an insult after all –– crows, the ubiquitous urban bird, can vocally count up to four, the latest research has found.

Crows Can Actually Count Out Loud, Amazing New Study Shows

It's no secret that corvids are capable of some amazing feats of creative and intelligent thinking, but a newly discovered ability has us stunned.

Crows can 'count' similarly to toddlers, according to new study

It’s the first time scientists have observed the ability outside of humans.

Crows can count like toddlers

Crows are able to count in a similar way to human toddlers, a new study has found.

Crows Can 'Count' Out Loud, Study Shows

An anonymous reader quotes a report from ScienceAlert: A team of scientists has shown that crows can 'count' out loud -- producing a specific and deliberate number of caws in response to visual and auditory cues. While other animals such as honeybees have shown an ability to understand numbers, this specific manifestation of numeric literacy has not yet been observed in any other non-human species. "Producing a specific number of vocalizations w…