Audubon Magazine: Ravens Know How to Make a Point


Photo Credit: Franco Atirador

Scientists have found that wild ravens make gestures, a feat even most primates can’t manage. What the birds are saying, however, is anyone’s guess.

Pointing is one of the simplest ways to communicate. In humans, hand gestures are seen as baby-steps in learning language. To some extent, science has long ignored the possibility that the handless members of the animal kingdom could be gesturing, too.

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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 1/6/2012 11:00 AM
Categories: Birds
Tags: ravens birds scientists communication wild ravens
 

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