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Jun 2021
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Krähen | Raben können Physik, beweist di...

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Es ist erstaunlich, aber in vielen Experimenten wurde bewiesen: Raben, Krähen und Elstern sind ähnlich intelligent wie Affen. Die Krähenforscherin Lena Veit berichtet im Gespräch mit Ralf Caspary über ihre Studien mit den klugen Vögeln.  
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