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April 2

New Caledonian Crow Photos

Here are some of the photos I’ve caught of New Caledonian Crows. I worked on this species’ amazing tool-using abilities for my PhD, investigating how their morphology and behaviour have evolved to enable such impressive tool-use.

New Caledonian Crow tool use — NC crow with a stick tool

New Caledonian Crow tool use — New Caledonian Crow that has extracted a Cerambycid longhorn beetle larva from the deadwood using a stick tool

New Caledonian Crow tool use — New Caledonian Crow probing for larvae with a stick tool

New Caledonian Crow tool use — New Caledonian Crow with a crow-cam attached to the tail, looking between its legs

Illustration of the mounting method used for crow-cams

This shot of an NC crow probing into a tube shows how their eyes can swivel forward. This photo also won in it’s category at the BBSRC’s photo competition

CategoriesPhotography Research Wildlife

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