Ongoing Corvid Developments

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I love how gentle the kid is with the bird.

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This certainly belongs here…

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did-you-know
did-you-kno: “ In an experiment, two ravens had to simultaneously pull the two ends of one rope to slide a platform with two pieces of cheese into reach. If only one of them pulled, the rope would slip through the loops, leaving them with no cheese....

did-you-kno

In an experiment, two ravens had to simultaneously pull the two ends of one rope to slide a platform with two pieces of cheese into reach. If only one of them pulled, the rope would slip through the loops, leaving them with no cheese. Without any training they solved the task and cooperated successfully.

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However, when one of the two birds cheated and stole the reward of its companion, the victims of such cheats immediately noticed and started defecting in further trials with the same individual.

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“Such a sophisticated way of keeping your partner in check has previously only been shown in humans and chimpanzees, and is a complete novelty among birds.”

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sawsbuck

“Pet crows give their owners names. This is identified by a unique sound they make around specific people that they would not otherwise make.“

oh my GOD

jackhawksmoor

well shit

ambular-d

Clearly, to the crows, we’re the pets.

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ysl123


They are.

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Peaceful solutions? Hah!! If only we were as smart as corvids…

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Amen!

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Dump your friends.

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The music is even good for once!

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thekimonogallery


Crow on snowy pine branch, by Kawanabe Kyôsai, 19th century

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