Ravens as intelligent as great apes: study

By Elmar Stephan and Rachel More
Updated December 11 2020 - 11:14pm, first published 11:08pm
German researchers have found ravens are just as smart as chimpanzees and orangutans.
German researchers have found ravens are just as smart as chimpanzees and orangutans.

A German study has given new meaning to the term "bird brain" by demonstrating that ravens are as smart as some of our closest ancestors.

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