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The animals of neuroscience research are an eclectic bunch, and for good reason. Different model organismsโlike zebra fish larvae, C. elegans worms, fruit flies, and miceโgive researchers the opportunity to answer specific questions. The first two, for example, have transparent bodies, which let scientists easily peer into their brains; the last two have eminently tweakable genomes, which allow scientists to isolate the effects of specific genes. For cognition studies, researchers have relied largely on primates and, more recently, rats, which I use in my own work. But the time is ripe for this exclusive club of research animals to accept a new, avian member: the corvid family.