"This video below shows an astounding feat by a New Caledonian crow. In an experiment conducted by behaviorists from the University of Oxford, a small bucket of food was placed inside a tube; the crow was unable to reach the bucket because of the length of the tube. She then picked up a short length of wire, and, after a few futile attempts to snag the bucket with it, bent the wire into a hook and lifted the bucket from the tube. What’s more, the crow repeated the behavior in nine out of 10 subsequent trials."
Anyone who says animals are just stupid creatures haven't watched something like this. Animals have an intelligence all their own. The original story comes from Britannica. It gives links to several other experiments. Check out the link to the Japanese crow where they break nuts using the traffic on the streets!
I went to the doctor today about my hand but he wasn't able to tell me too much more than I already know. It's either tendinitis or carpal tunnel. He said I'm already doing everything I can with the ibuprofen, BioFreeze and the arm brace until I can find out for certain what the problem is. I have an appointment with a specialist on August 3rd.
For right now I'm doing okay with using my right hand for everything so it's not a tremendous wait. The only thing that sucks is the consult visit is going to cost $200!!! If you ever have the choice to use the traditional copay insurance or an HSA plan, go with the copay! This HSA stuff sucks.
Hopefully we will have the option to switch back in September. If not I think I may look into getting onto Cory's insurance instead.
