Crows are fascinating creatures indeed!

[Happy Camper]

I would love to keep one as a pet but I fear my cats would have it for lunch! Incredibly intelligent creatures, check this out:

http://comparativemind.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/crows-can-reason-about-causes-recent.html

And also this TED talk is jaw droppingly awesome

[video=youtube;bXQAgzfwuNQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXQAgzfwuNQ[/video]

 

[ponder]

I would love to keep one as a pet but I fear my cats would have it for lunch! [/URL]

If you have it from young I doubt they would do anything to it. Cats seem to leave other house pets like parrots, cockatiels, hamsters & mice alone. There must be some weird code between them

 

[RiaX]

Oh crows are very intelligent I watched a documentary on how they learn to peck out toad livers so they don't get poisoned eating the whole toad and how they learnt to crush walnuts using a predestrian cross and collecting the nuts only when the robot is red so they don't get knocked. If I can find a youtube link for this documentary I will post It later

 

[ponder]

Oh crows are very intelligent I watched a documentary on how they learn to peck out toad livers so they don't get poisoned eating the whole toad and how they learnt to crush walnuts using a predestrian cross and collecting the nuts only when the robot is red so they don't get knocked. If I can find a youtube link for this documentary I will post It later

Also saw one where they pull fish out the water from those guys that drill holes in the ice and leave the lines unattended. Also think I saw them using sticks to collect insects or something.

 

[RazedInBlack]

Oh crows are very intelligent I watched a documentary on how they learn to peck out toad livers so they don't get poisoned eating the whole toad and how they learnt to crush walnuts using a predestrian cross and collecting the nuts only when the robot is red so they don't get knocked. If I can find a youtube link for this documentary I will post It later

Interesting. I'd like to see that.

 

[RiaX]

got the walnuts one

[video=youtube;_5_DuZ8WuMM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5_DuZ8WuMM[/video]

mind you they asian crows D: ... next thing you know they will be playing starcraft

 

[maumau]

... and a group of them is called a "murder" of crows

BTW a mealie farmer told me that crows do an enormous amount of damage to his crops. he says that anyone can walk through the mielie fields and the crows couldn't care less. however, when he tries to sneak up on them with a rifle there isn't a crow in sight!

 

[Happy Camper]

If you have it from young I doubt they would do anything to it. Cats seem to leave other house pets like parrots, cockatiels, hamsters & mice alone. There must be some weird code between them

My one cat is a complete hooligan, destroys anything that moves, not sure if it's safe to risk it But would love to try one as a pet one day!

I found another documentary
[video=youtube;vZ-i92ov5O8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ-i92ov5O8&feature=player_embedded[/video]

 

[Happy Camper]

mind you they asian crows D: ... next thing you know they will be playing starcraft

+10

 

[Ninja'd]

I once tried to make a talking crow to say Nevermore at the zoo and he said "F*** you, you got the wrong bird."

 

[SoulTax]

My one cat is a complete hooligan, destroys anything that moves, not sure if it's safe to risk it But would love to try one as a pet one day!

I found another documentary
[video=youtube;vZ-i92ov5O8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ-i92ov5O8&feature=player_embedded[/video]

Nice one.

 

[Moosedrool]

lol, was reading "Cows are fascinating creatures indeed!

And then this:

I would love to keep one as a pet but I fear my cats would have it for lunch! Incredibly intelligent creatures,

:wtf::erm:

 

[Happy Camper]

:wtf::erm:

Here kitteh kitteh...breakfast is served .... MOOOOOOOO!

 

[wrathex]

Love observing birds in general.

Yesterday morning I watched a crow flying very very hard against the wind and almost being swept into traffic by the N2 Somerset-West off-ramp, it must have spotted some delicious road-kill.

I have seen them fly in flocks and in formations, squawking pleasantly and harassing a local falcon.



My home born cockatiel Vlerkies, my very close companion for over 10 years, flew away 6 weeks ago through a tiny opening in a window just at late sunset and before an icy cold front arrived. I think she froze to death that very evening. I will never forget her and think of her all the time.

I love birds, and always will.

My pretty Vlerkies

 

[Clover]

If they were just not so naughty, I would have loved one as a pet

 

[Happy Camper]

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Sorry to hear about Vlerkies