# Calculations made by animals and humans

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculations-made-by-animals-and-humans/966251>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 15, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculations-made-by-animals-and-humans/966251 "2022-06-15T18:10:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculations-made-by-animals-and-humans/966251/41 "2022-06-18T13:13:48Z")

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And seagulls with freshly-washed cars. You _know_ there are some calculations going on there.

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculations-made-by-animals-and-humans/966251/42 "2022-06-18T14:25:36Z")

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> [@snowthx](#):
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> And seagulls with freshly-washed cars. …

See also [Droppings (xkcd.com)](https://what-if.xkcd.com/11/)

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculations-made-by-animals-and-humans/966251/43 "2022-06-18T15:31:51Z")

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> [@Crafter\_Man](#):
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> Research suggest that some animals **count**.

Crows too.

> **[Could The Hunters’ Fable Be True? Counting Crows Have Number Neurons!](https://www.inquisitr.com/2169613/could-the-hunters-fable-be-true-counting-crows-have-number-neurons)**
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> An old hunters’ story claims that crows can count. The story goes something like this. “Three hunters go into a hidden blind near a field that a murder of crows like to feed upon. The hunters waited for the crows to enter the range to feed as they...

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