Re: Are humans supreme at "hand-eye coordination"?

It depends on what to mean by "hand-eye". Birds can do some absolutely
amazing things when it comes to timing and coordination. Once saw a
relative of the emu that hunted cobras with its feet. Whenever the
cobra rears up, the bird stands on one leg and hits the cobra's head
multiple time with the other foot without ever missing or getting
bitten. Had to see it in slow-motion to appreciate the precision,
speed, and balance.

Saw a documentary on forest hawks that was pretty amazing as well. The
authors set up an obstacle course to some food. The hawk flew thru it
so fast that it needed slow motion to see what happened. The hawk took
flight, flew under a tree limb about 4 feet off the ground, flapped its
wings once for momentum boost and to adjusted its direction, folded its
wings in-flight to squeeze through a tiny net hole barely larger than
its trunk, unfolded its wings in-flight after clearing the hole, and
landed dead on the bait, without ever blinking an eye or breaking a
sweat. Ultra-coordination.

Felines are masters of coordination and balance as well. Saw a zoo
keeper playing with its leopards once. He threw a ball over the
leopard's head once to let the leopard know what to expect. Tried it a
second time and the leopard leaps 10 feet off the ground, twist upside
down and catches the ball mid-air in its paws, twist back around in the
air, and lands on its feet with ball held in between its pawns.... was
amazing.

Humans are best at manipulating tools, rocks, sticks, etc. That's
about it really.

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