Summary
The term 'bird brain' might suggest our feathered friends are stupid, but Hannah and Dara learn it's completely untrue. They play hide and seek with a raven called Bran, and hear how his behaviour changes depending on his mood. Corvid expert Nicola Clayton explains these creatures are actually cleverer than the average 8-year-old, and can learn how to choose specific tools for different scenarios. And neurobiologist Andreas Nieder tells them that while crows evolved totally different brains from humans - 300,000 years apart - they might just be capable of the same type of intelligence.
Contributors:
Bran the raven Lloyd Buck, bird handler Professor Nicky Clayton, University of Cambridge Professor Andreas Nieder, University of Tubingen
Producer: Marijke Peters Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem
A BBC Studios Audio Production
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| 0:00.0 | Get closer to the action with live commentary from the world's greatest sporting events on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:06.0 | It is all over! |
| 0:08.0 | Bulls are an edge, caught behind. |
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| 0:21.5 | Drop shots! |
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| 0:23.7 | On five sports extra, |
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| 0:31.4 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:40.0 | I'm Hannah Frye. |
| 0:41.1 | And I'm Dara O'Brien. |
| 0:42.3 | And this is Curious Cases. |
| 0:44.0 | The show will we take your quirkiest questions? |
| 0:46.0 | Your crunchiest conundrums. |
| 0:47.5 | And then we solve them. |
| 0:48.4 | With the power of science. |
| 0:50.0 | I mean, do we always solve them? |
| 0:51.0 | I mean, the hit rate's pretty low. |
| 0:53.0 | But it's with science. |
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