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So crows are intelligent?

I knew they were smart because they all congregate at the local Mcdonalds waiting for someone to drop some food, but that is pretty cool.
 
Apparently they are the only birds that can recognize human faces. Extremely intelligent. I want my own murder to do my bidding.

KT
 
Crows are awesome. I've long wanted one as a pet. I was scouting roosts for awhile, and saw one that I possibly could have gotten to, but it was still iffy, and I'm not 100% committed to having a bird at this point.
 
brianmanahan said:
no cows are not intelligent, i raised them for years, they are dumber than a bowl of mice
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Fun fact. I sent my daughter to school once with a bowl of mice, and they put them on top of the trashcan outside in the cold... Ok, it was a can, not a bowl, but still... Fuckin' Christians...
 
They can also make their own tools. I remember reading that some New Caldonian variety could bend wire into hook to reach down tube to pick up a tiny bucket of food by the handle.
 
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I assume the documentary goes over them leaving nuts in the road for cars to crack open.

When I was growing up there was a pet crow in town that could say a few words (football, touchdown and herbie), he used to be someones pet but got away. One story I haven't heard about in these documentaries is that in Utah there are reports of crows chasing deer into the road to be hit by cars. It kinda blew my mind when my nephew told me that. A murder of crows working together to take down a large animal.
 
lxskllr said:
Fun fact. I sent my daughter to school once with a bowl of mice, and they put them on top of the trashcan outside in the cold... Ok, it was a can, not a bowl, but still... Fuckin' Christians...
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did one later pop out of an air conditioner?
 
eldorado99 said:
I knew they were smart because they all congregate at the local Mcdonalds waiting for someone to drop some food, but that is pretty cool.
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Knowing the location of reliable food sources really isn't a sign of above-average intelligence, only sufficient evidence in order to survive.

Now, if crows knew to avoid McDonalds because of its effects on their health, that would be a different story! 🙂

Something I heard about crows is that they'll drop something that needs cracking open on a road so a car runs it over and cracks it open for them. (google for 'crow crack road car')

This one in particular goes one further (using traffic lights as well):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5_DuZ8WuMM
 
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Guurn said:
I assume the documentary goes over them leaving nuts in the road for cars to crack open.

When I was growing up there was a pet crow in town that could say a few words (football, touchdown and herbie), he used to be someones pet but got away. One story I haven't heard about in these documentaries is that in Utah there are reports of crows chasing deer into the road to be hit by cars. It kinda blew my mind when my nephew told me that. A murder of crows working together to take down a large animal.
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Soon enough, we'll have this:
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ElFenix said:
did one later pop out of an air conditioner?
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They usually pop out from under my sink. This particular group wasn't popping though. They were babies that nested in my kitchen towel drawer. They were very young. I can't remember if their eyes were open yet or not. Mom tore the shit out of my kitchen towels building the nest. I thought it would be an interesting educational experience to see baby mice. I guess that cut too greatly into god time though.
 
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