04-02-2014, 05:35 PM
Self-awareness might be stronger in species that are accustomed to modelling the behaviour of other members of their pack or troop in great detail. Humans (and chimps, dogs, elephants and dolphins) live in groups, and the members of those groups continually model and predict each other's behaviour. By turning this modelling ability back upon themselves, a human can predict eir own behaviour, creating a sensation of 'self-awareness' in the process.
Crows are intelligent, but less social - they may be less self-aware. Rooks, on the other hand, are quite social, so they might be psychologically different to crows.
Crows are intelligent, but less social - they may be less self-aware. Rooks, on the other hand, are quite social, so they might be psychologically different to crows.