I understand that with some fairly minor surgery to their tounges, crows can be taught to mimic. They are also one of the only other animals than man who seem use tools. Such as using a stick to get at something in a hole.
>> ^csnel3:

>> ^ant:
wings
http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/odnoa/damn_theyre_smart_and_love_fun/ says these are not crows. <IMG class=smiley src="http://cdn.videosift.com/cdm/emoticon/oops.gif">

Wow, That link has a lot of other links, alot of info and comments. I saw somebody thought these birds looked like a cousin to the crow.
Most people seemed to think it was definatley a Corvus, to me, These look like the same russian crows that were in the epic "Your text to link...http://videosift.com/video/Black-Cat-Vs-White-Cat" vid (great music).
I have a family of about 12 crows that live in my neighborhood, they have been here for years. They wait for me to come out because I often give them treats (peanuts, food scraps, they will eat anything).
This time of year (winter) they hangout with other local crow families. Right before dusk there are about 70 of them outside, just socializing with each other and watching everything , looking for food , or fun, they do like to fuck with the squirells.
They all have learned to crack peanuts, I gave the local family some peanuts and they loved them, now all the crows know how to crack'em open. They clearly can teach each other .
Throw a peanut to a pigeon or a seagull and they won't know what to do with it. Crack it for them and they will eat it. Crows will just figure things out on their own if you give them time.

>> ^ant:
wings
http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/odnoa/damn_theyre_smart_and_love_fun/ says these are not crows. <IMG class=smiley src="http://cdn.videosift.com/cdm/emoticon/oops.gif">


Wow, That link has a lot of other links, alot of info and comments. I saw somebody thought these birds looked like a cousin to the crow.
Most people seemed to think it was definatley a Corvus, to me, These look like the same russian crows that were in the epic "Your text to link...http://videosift.com/video/Black-Cat-Vs-White-Cat" vid (great music).

I have a family of about 12 crows that live in my neighborhood, they have been here for years. They wait for me to come out because I often give them treats (peanuts, food scraps, they will eat anything).
This time of year (winter) they hangout with other local crow families. Right before dusk there are about 70 of them outside, just socializing with each other and watching everything , looking for food , or fun, they do like to fuck with the squirells.
They all have learned to crack peanuts, I gave the local family some peanuts and they loved them, now all the crows know how to crack'em open. They clearly can teach each other .
Throw a peanut to a pigeon or a seagull and they won't know what to do with it. Crack it for them and they will eat it. Crows will just figure things out on their own if you give them time.

>> ^quantumushroom:

Mark this under no one gives a sh1t


pro-tip: 6 to 10 points is nothing to corvus about.

LOL. Too often, QM, you give your insecurities away. And that's a shame.

Mark this under no one gives a sh1t*





* pro-tip: 6 to 10 points is nothing to corvus about.

I am Raven... Corvus Corax... it is that simple.

Congrats Corvus corax