A new study reveals that crows possess an innate understanding of geometry, surpassing previous assumptions about animal cognitive abilities. Researchers at the University of Tübingen trained crows to identify irregular shapes among regular quadrilaterals, demonstrating the birds' ability to recognize right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry. This discovery challenges the notion that geometric intuition is unique to humans, opening new avenues for research into animal cognition and the evolution of mathematical abilities. The crows' performance exceeded expectations, even outperforming baboons in similar tests.

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