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A NEW CALEDONIAN CROW CAN USE UP TO THREE WOODEN IMPLEMENTS IN CORRECT SEQUENCE TO REACH A PIECE OF OTHERWISE INACCESSIBLE FOOD. THE DISCOVERY THAT SOME NON-HUMAN ANIMALS, INCLUDING BIRDS, ARE CAPABLE TOOL USERS HAS IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR UNDERSTANDING OF A RANGE OF TOPICS, INCLUDING ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE, THE EMERGENCE OF CULTURE, AND THE SUPPOSED SUPERIORITY OF OUR OWN SPECIES. BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD