“…More recently, however, another animal group has received considerable attention in these areas of cognitive research: corvids. Corvids have demonstrated cognitive abilities that rival those of the great apes (Bird & Emery, 2009Bugnyar, 2008;Emery, 2004;Seed, Emery, & Clayton, 2009;Taylor, Hunt, Holzhaider, & Gray, 2007;Taylor, Hunt, Medina, & Gray, 2009;Taylor, Roberts, Hunt, & Gray, 2009;Tebbich, Seed, Emery, & Clayton, 2007). Like the brains of primates, corvid brains are significantly larger than would be predicted from their body size (Jerison, 1973).…”