This Is Why the World Should Fear Crows

[dcpc]

The neighborhood crows hated my mom. There was a dead crow in our yard and they were having a crow funeral for it. Crows actually have funerals. Very loud cawing over the dead body for days... Anyways, my mom picked up the dead crow and threw it in the trash can. This offended them so much that for the rest of the time she lived at that house they took revenge by loudly cawing at her every time she went outside and designating her car as the crow family toilet. Her car would be covered in crow feces daily. What's really interesting is that this went on for 15 years which means that the crows were teaching their offspring to also hate my mom. Crows hold grudges and pass them on through the generations. They are spiteful creatures 😂...

[dipakbose]

A crow has the intelligence of a 7-year-old human. Crows saved the life of my wife when she was walking on the campus of the University of Queensland in Brisbane. She was about to enter a garden but a number of crows started shouting. So she stopped and could see a snake in that garden.

[jolaharvel]

Crows are highly intelligent and remember things for a long time. If you harm one or do something bad to it, they'll not only remember you and attack you later whenever they see you, they'll teach their whole family unit to attack you, too. But likewise if you do something nice for them like give them food, they'll remember and trust you and teach the other members of their family to trust you also.

[robocook]

Corvids are wicked smart. I worked at a remote camp in Northern BC, Canada and some one has left a wolf/husky pup chained to a pole and had to leave it behind. That dog was the most beautiful and friendly animal I had ever seen or "met'.
The puppy couldn't reach it's bowl and the Ravens would grab food from the bowl and bring it to the dog.
So, the camp informally made the dog it's mascot but I didn't know her history, of course. When I first started cooking, I brought some food out for the dog on my break.

The Ravens immediately flocked to the dish from outta nowhere, about 12-15 of them, and started chowing down, making all kinds of racket, some of it sounded a lot like barking!!( A murder of crows, indeed!!).
The dog came out of the bush and I said to the other guy: Those birds better get lost or they gonna end up on the menu.
The guy just laughed and said: Nope. Watch this.
The dog trotted up, gave a little woof, and without even looking up, they made room for her and they all ate together. The Ravens had saved the dog when it was a pup and adopted her as their own.
The other guys told me stories of the birds bringing rabbits, mice, and other birds to the dog when he was forgotten to be fed.
Mother nature is truly metal!!

[ericbumbles]

I adore crows, they get a bad rap but they're just doing what they do. Incredibly intelligent, they have reasoning skills, culture that gets passed down and they recognize faces. Really smart flying dinos!

[jeanannd]

Birds, including Ravens and crows - often offer cleaning services to mammals covered in ticks and other parasite. The birds get easy food, and the animals get pest removal. Crows and Ravens recognize human faces. If they feel you are an enemy or you do something to them, they remember and do hold grudges / attack. People who have feed or helped these birds often find them bringing them gifts and even defending them against other animals, even other humans. There was a boy who had been bullied. He started feeding crows in his back yard. A few week later the boys who bullied him found themselves being attacked by crows whenever they tried to attack the boy.

[bojanabujosevic]

I corvids. I once rescued an injured raven and set her free after she recovered. The whole flock was nice to me after that, but it took her 2 weeks to go back to her flock and stop returning back to my apartmant. I miss her so much. After I moved out of the capital I always kept thinking about her and the rest of the flock. Ravens are one of my favourite animals

[DonMhata]

I love these birds, when my dog passed away during the pandemic, i was looking for some kind of way to kill my time on the beach, i started feeding the crows, its been a year now that I've been feeding them. They spot me from a distance and follow me everytime even when i don't have any, a couple of them just chill with me whilst i do my reading and leave when i go.

[DigitallyRemasteredMusic]

It's very interesting about the man who is attacked by crows every time he goes outside... I wasn't aware of this case. It could explain why I have quite a beautiful relationship with the crows that inhabit a church graveyard near my home, here in England. I recused a baby crow some years ago. I sat on a grave stone with her in my arms until she felt ready. I could see her family in the tall trees above, watching. I didnt feel threated in anyway, as I have always loved birds. When the baby crow had recovered from shock, I threw her gently and she flew back up to her family. Since then, the crows seem to hop around near me and I like to think they are greeting me. They make cute purring like noises (best way to describe it) and they just seem happy that I’ve dropped by whenever I walk my dog round there. So maybe that same family remember me. The crow family are one of the most intelligent creatures on earth after all

[x]

There is strong evidence that crows can remember individual human beings and act appropriately. If they don't like you for some reason you can be attacked, especially if they are nesting or have young birds. I have a lot of respect for these clever birds.

[Nefville]

Probably my favorite fact about crows is that a group of crows is called a _murder._ It all makes sense now ;D

[erikgification]

I feed hundreds of crows every day and they even have gifted me items. They show up as soon as I leave my apartment and will follow and hang out with me everywhere I go in about a 1 sq mile radius each day until I literally walk back through the front door to my apt building. They are very loyal and good friends. I can make loud crow calls and they will answer back and come, even from blocks away in the middle of the city.

[teedub]

I live on a small beaver pond and the crows are the guards of the area. They will remove anything they deem a threat to the birds from coyotes to bald eagles. I started feeding them and if I'm late they will peck at the sliding door until I bring them food. They are amazing birds, indeed.

[guineanord]

Figured the crows had a reason, if you're nice to crows they bring you things. I put out a water bowl and feeder for birds and crows bring me all sorts of things, got a gold ring once.

[wydryfly]

I once saw a crow feeding on roadkill in my driving lane just ahead of me. As my car approached going about 50 mph, the crow simply took four steps to his left crossing the median line instead of flying away. The crow just knew my car would stay in the lane on that side. Most birds would fly away in fear. After I passed, looking in my mirror, I saw that he calmly took a few steps and strolled back over the line and went back to enjoying his meal. Very intelligent bird.

[kthundra]

I had a problem with Starlings similar to the man and the crows. They would attack me when I ever went out to my garden. Eventually I got tired of it. And set up a big bird cage in the garden I had in the garage and got a net to catch them in mid air as they came at me and I put them in the cage. There were 12 in total I caught.
I kept them for 2 weeks. I would put my hand round them and grip slightly then when they relaxed I relaxed, then gently pet them letting know I wasn't going to hurt them. I also fed them dried mealworms by hand. After the 2 weeks or so, I released them I still see them around and they never attacked me again.

[DianesSpareTime]

I have a visiting Crow that barks like a dog too. I have 4 videos of it doing it, and it visits daily, even today! Been visiting my backyard for over 2 years now. Very smart birds.

[jaimejones]

My grandfather had a pet crow growing up...his name was Jim. Not for the reason you're thinking of!
Anyway...he suddenly had hundreds of crows in a tree in his front yard one day, and they were SO LOUD that they couldn't hear anything else. They caused chaos.
Someone told him how to make them leave. He killed one and hung it in the tree. They came back the next day...loud as EVER.
The following day though....gone. Forever.
I'm NOT saying anybody should do that, but he lived on a working farm back in the 40s and crows were a nuisance to them.

[benmcreynolds]

I can't get over just how unique and creative your content is WHILE equally being so Informative and teaching about Nature, biology, science, psychology. (Any other channel is just click bait mindless nonsense) yet this channel is actually worthy of being on the Discovery channel so people of all ages are able to learn things about the world around us.

[angelastewart]

I love crows. They never forget a good thing you do for them and they bring you gifts as appreciation.