{"fact":"Corvids, like crows and ravens, and apes exhibit convergent evolution of cognitive abilities, showcasing similar intelligence despite being distantly related.","context":"Comparative cognition typically focuses on two questions. The first is whether animals possess cognitive processes, such as flexible problem solving… The second concerns how cognition evolves… And might these selection pressures result in the convergent evolution of cognition in distantly related species, such as corvids and apes","source":"Tim Bayne; David Brainard; Richard W. Byrne; Lars Chittka; Nicky Clayton; Cecilia Heyes; Jennifer Mather; Bence Ölveczky; Michael Shadlen; Thomas Suddendorf; Barbara Webb, What is cognition?, 10.1016/j.cub.2019.05.044","index":281}