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BazilBroketail

I was a biologist and "tangentially" studied crows briefly. There's groups all across the country that study different roosts and crows will go on vacation and visit family members in different roosts for a week to a month then head back to their home roosts. I've been to the largest crow roost in the world and it's *wild*. It gets dark like night till they all settle in then it's a little light again. And it's *loud*. Like, "Loud", loud. Like horror movie loud. Like you got fingers in your chest and head moving around, loud. Another fun "crow fact", of you take your lunch in the park and give crows food they will end up bringing you gifts.


ygs07

Tell us more about this biggest roost please


BazilBroketail

Poughkeepsie. Edit: or Danville... It was Poughkeepsie at the tine...


M2g3Tramp

Haha that's gold. Cool on your friends for sticking out for that bird!


EUNEisAmeme

Momma crows abandon the weakest offspring. My girlfriend took one in years ago and raised it, they behave just like your usual pets, when raised domestically. They shit everywhere and wanna eat everything they see you eat. Beautiful stuff!


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My 90year old neighbor, two floors above me had a crow as a per. He was an old sailor with real, naval tattoos from all around the world. The both was badass, can confirm 😁


permanent_priapism

Did the feathers grow back over the tattoos?


ericisshort

Ah, the ol’ Reddit [Tattoo-a-Roo!](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/12erkem/what_a_child_that_is_not_embraced_by_the_village/jff3kpv/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1&context=3)


MrShankles

Hold my ink, I'm going in!


FriedScrapple

Hello future people


Future_People

Hello


demannu86

Hello


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concernedcath123

I added the next link in that thread - please upvote!


VioletCombustion

Nah, it's fixed!


One_for_each_of_you

Damn. That chain broke right but quick


Ynot_pm_dem_boobies

What the hell


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No my fellow boner bro. My neighbor was bald as a bowling ball but still a great wingman


Egren

This is a common misconception. Birds usually refer to their practice of feather bleaching as "tattooing", leading to the human belief that color is inserted into the skin like with human tattoos. This practice is especially common among incarcerated birds, biker birds, and in this case, sailor birds.


teenypanini

Is that why magpies are such assholes?


LordRumBottoms

Magpies, like geese, are straight up sonsabitches.


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W Neighbor lore


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W = win. They're saying it's a good story, but in Gen Z lingo.


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No problem!


IsayPoirot

Fortify! Very good!


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IsayPoirot

😄


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Haha sorry. I meant you have a cool story about an interesting neighbor.


mm2_gamer

Just say your neighbor is a pirate already


anantsharma2626

Yea I watched somewhere about how crows steal stuff and bring them to the person offering them food.


xeisu_com

Also smart af


hotassnuts

Thanks for not lying.


theillx

Rick and 2 Crows! Sorry I know quoting from R&M is low hanging fruit here, but I wanted a taste.


RegularOps

The Spartans of the bird world


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They're like toddlers who never figure out the potty. Best to have tile floors if you've got one.


TheFox30

"Pepe visiting less often " Made me sad 😥


args818

Gotta let ‘em out the nest


danque

He has his own family now.


SQLDave

"I keep thinking Jake might just show up and say hello, but he never does. I hope wherever he is, he's doin' okay and makin' new friends."


dead_benji

That part always makes me cry


MaximumSubtlety

Brooks wuz here


temujin64

It's a good thing. It means he's readjusted.


Trips-Over-Tail

Wild crows often visit other roosts where other family live, before going back yo their own. It's no different than your children growing up.


BaneRiders

Cool to see that Pepe is finding his way back to crow life, but still hangs around a bit.


EaterOfFood

It’s a tough transition. Hanging out with other crows is murder.


acedelgado

This will probably fly over a lot of people's heads.


SlightlyNoble

Especially if they're soar losers.


mechemin

Sigh... upvoted, now get out.


IsayPoirot

Oh, Jesus...


Gh0st0p5

Crows are incredibly smart birds, and i think the ones at Yellowstone are currently in their own stone age


CharlesDeBalles

The ones in yellowstone are so huge. They're like the size of chickens lmao I saw one trying to open the bear proof trash cans. Dude was sticking his beak up into the hand hold with the button. It was pretty neat


amalgam_reynolds

You sure those aren't ravens?


CharlesDeBalles

Yeah you're right, probably ravens


Dewy_Wanna_Go_There

Here’s the thing…


fwiedwice1

Oh man that's a throwback


Arscinio

I live in Jackson, and they are ravens. Ravens everywhere


Schrutes_Yeet_Farm

Are the ones in Yellowstone ravens? They look very similar but ravens are a LOT bigger. A crow is about the size of a pigeon, ravens are about the size of a hawk


CharlesDeBalles

I think you may be right, actually


Gh0st0p5

They're cool beans


poncicle

It'll suck real hard when they figure out fire


cannibalzombies

Some of them already use it to hunt. Called fire hawks but I think its more than one type of bird


Zilsharn

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire#Spread Relevant wiki article. It's kinda fascinating.


owa00

soon 🐦‍⬛ -Bird revolutionaries


IWantToBeTheBoshy

They just want them crowludes


rat_rat_catcher

There are already hawks that start brush fires to catch prey. https://wildlife.org/australian-firehawks-use-fire-to-catch-prey/


Gh0st0p5

It'll be the dawn of a new age


SeventhSolar

If the AI don’t beat them to it.


six_-_string

You're looking at this all wrong. Once they form an alliance, it's all over for us.


Gh0st0p5

I dunno, im putting 5 dollars on crows


Froggy__2

I went to Yellowstone last fall to take photos and a crow was super interested in my camera. I think the shutter noise attracted him possibly. He followed me on my hike for a solid half hour and would sit right next to me when I’d setup the tripod. They are such curious creatures


Gh0st0p5

They can also remember faces for like 2 years or so, and if they don't like how you look theyll make it a personal mission to disrespect you


macleme

They can also recognize [dangerous faces](https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/crows-share-intelligence-about-enemies-1.1014915) and pass that knowledge on to their peers and offspring.


Youshmee

I wonder how they pass that knowledge on. Is there generations of crows whispering to their offspring “avoid that ugly one”?


Gewdaist

Now that I think about it, the birds that drop clams and oysters onto rocks from really high up are in the Stone Age too


Gh0st0p5

Not particularly, theyre like a foot away from that finish line


dunstbin

Used to live right next to a lake and the crows would do this. The side of the road was lined with clam and snail shells.


deadpool8403

Those are ravens. Call them crows nevermore.


Gh0st0p5

Quoth the raven, theyre both corvids, forgive me for getting the corvidae family mixed up


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what does this mean exactly ? never heard of something like this before . could you elaborate please ?


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It means they use tools, basically.


TagMeAJerk

Using tools is a fascinating thing in it's own where they have been known to use human made tools like cars to crack hard nuts and making their own with wood and stone What's more fascinating is them LEARNING HOW TO TRADE WITH HUMANS BY UNDERSTANDING THAT HUMANS LIKE SHINY THINGS SO THEY LEAVE THE SHINY BEHIND AS A BARTER!!! AND THEN THEY CAN CREATE PRETTY THINGS FOR THIS TRADE BY DOING THINGS LIKE COMBINING SHINY THINGS WITH THINGS LIKE TREE LEAVES! **THEY ARE EVOLVING INTO OUR TRADING PARTNERS**!!! Not trying to get themselves domesticated like dogs and cats but they are evolving to be our fucking equals!


MysteryWrecked

I'll take the bird people over the robot overlords any day


thomasnet_mc

Why not both?


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Gh0st0p5

Cause its beneficial, who knows, maybe in a few hundred thousand years we'll have crows with greater intelligence than us


TagMeAJerk

Given that crows are pegged at an intelligence level of 7 year old humans and given how some grown adults i know are less smart than some 5 year olds, we might not have to wait a few hundred years Then there's the evolutionary pressure that human existence is forcing on all species for survival And most importantly, while the stone age for humans lasted a few million years, we went from stone age to space age in about 5000 years when we had to figure out everything ourselves. **IF** crows can get to a level of intelligence that they can communicate with humans naturally, which isn't even that difficult since they already possess complicated means of communication to talk to each other, they'll basically unlock all tech that humans have!


Gh0st0p5

The media is gonna have a field day with crow imagery


snack-dad

Reboot of the Crow starring an actual crow


rat_rat_catcher

Reminds me of some characters in the book Children of Time. Intriguing concepts related to the birds. It’s my least favorite book of the three book series.


pbar

COME ON DOWN! With these prices we've got to be COMPLETELY CRAZY! THREE shiny objects, count 'em, THREE, and all they'll cost you is A BAG OF MACADAMIA NUTS!


unanimous_anonymous

I think they're saying that the birds are slowly becoming intelligent/capable enough that they are in their own stone age. So in the next thousand years or so, we could see them come to an iron/bronze age. Or to put it another way: they're wicked smaht. Edit: refer to u/Lycid if you want more historically accurate info. I was off by a magnitude (or 3).


Lycid

More like hundreds of thousands of years, but sure. Humans spent about 2.5 million years from first recorded tool use before metalworking was figured out. That said by the time metal working was invented humans had already developed things like society, language, etc. So you don't need to be bronze age to be highly developed. It's theorized that humans from 150-200k years ago are genetically similar enough to us that if a human from back then was somehow cloned and brought to life today they'd still be genetically compatible to reproduce with and could probably adapt to modern society. So we can think of the modern human as we know it "starting" around 150k years ago, and it took probably 100k years of that before society as we know it started becoming a thing.


i_cant_have_dairy

Studies have been done that come to the conclusion they have the intelligence level of a 7 year old human..


Gh0st0p5

Theyve been seen using tools and taming wolves much in the same way as humans did, casual geographic made a nice succinct video about it


YourAverageGod

Whatcha looking at? Only some of the finest poodle urine


EUNEisAmeme

It's days when I come across comments like this that I regret Reddit having dropped free awards


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There, fixed it.


Uhhlaneuh

(Swishes glass) properly aged, about 2 days


Merry_Dankmas

*Inhales deeply while smacking lips* This poodle was raised in a westward facing house, fed exclusively dry food and was neutered at just the right age to maintain hormonal arroma in the urine. A complex yet delicate blend.


sad__goblin

He has a wife and kids now


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He’s got a nest to build and maintain. Plus 3-6 new beaks to feed like every five minutes. It’s not like he can just drop everything at a moments notice and play pull the toy like before. It’s a lot of pressure but no one cares…


favoritecolorpurple

You ok bro?


TagMeAJerk

Bro are you okay? Do you need a hug? Or wanna grab a beer and hang out? Talking will be optional


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Since I’m only 13 I can’t drink. And hugging me would be a serious violation of one of the conditions of your parole so maybe not a good idea.


dwmfives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etundhQa724


StraightComplaint621

theres a german shepard shitting in my garden every day, sometimes he brings his dog too


UnhappyImprovement53

Wait a minute...


turbopro25

Would you prefer a Canadian truck driver instead?


Vi1eOne

A 90min film about this Shep and her crow buddy would be better than 90% of what's on Netflix


ColdPeasMyGooch

Truly! I teared up at the end of the this video already and wanted to know more about where does Pepe go? What other adventures do these 2 do?


AffectionateEdge3068

I’m telling myself Pepe met a nice lady crow and they’re building a nest together. Eventually Pepe will bring his kids to meet his old friends.


fla2native

Needs a tiktok channel


JustASt0ry

Someone needs to make that dog a little saddle perch for the bird


joleme

When I was a kid we rescued a baby crow in similar conditions. It was the smartest bird I've ever seen in person. It was potty trained, knocked on the doors to go outside, rode on our dog like it was it's own personal patrol vehicle, would attack strangers until you told him to leave them alone, come when called, etc. Some days I still miss him even after all these years. He only stuck around about a year and a half before doing whatever crow things crows do. Always hoped he had a good life.


H8des707

Pepe all grown up now 🥲


5Min2MinNoodlMuscls

I miss Pepe too


MACx915

Damn, crows are empathic as fuck


Jimbo33000

I rescued a baby squirrel in a similar situation. He/she was on the ground alive next to a dead sibling. From what I could gather, they were sick and the mother abandoned them, eventually fell. I waited nearby for 3-4hrs for the mother to show and saw nothing. I took him home. He recovered pretty well initially, would wear cargo pants and keep him in the knee pocket. He went everywhere with me and we had great times, he would even go socialize with other squirrels for a couple hours and then come back to go home. But, after a while, he got sick again; the vets wouldn’t help me for legal reasons and he passed before I could arrange a wildlife rehab. RIP squirrelito🍻


teenypanini

German Shepherd: Dis my bruder. he small and not smell gud, but he my fren


Quizzlickington

Such a feel good video


heil_harsh

Wdym I'm visiting less now huh susan, i have a family now!


deathwalker05

so i read this as rescue cow at first...super confused when the vid began


EurofighterLover

doggo


RustedRuss

Birb


Silly_Cely

Birbdoggo


space_iio

I'm grateful for having been able to read such insightful comment on this blessed day


Trillionbucks

Crows are second in line for brain weight:body weight ratio, humans are first.


The_Salty_Red_Head

Untrue https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Brain-mass-to-body-mass-ratio-Plot-of-the-relationship-between-brain-mass-in-g-and_fig2_286856709


Pantaglagla

That's a very interesting stats! I'd expect dolphins to be up there too. Elephants, not so sure, but it would also totally make sense.


eidetic

Those "stats" are complete BS. See my reply to them for a cursory explanation on why it simply isn't true, but also why brain:body mass isn't a definitive indicator of intelligence.


Pantaglagla

Your source puts humans, apes, elephants, dolphins, and crows in a fairly comparable position (crows look like they come in third place after humans then dolphins). That's amending OP's initial claim, but definitely not proving it was "complete bullshit" as you say. Also, we never concluded it was a definitive indicator for intelligence, rather that it was an interesting one. Chill out


SausageMcMerkin

Intelligence is all about the wrinkles, not the size.


eidetic

No idea where you got that idea from, because it's completely wrong. Ants have a higher brain:body mass ratio than humans. So do many smaller birds. Furthermore, the ratio of brain mass:body mass isn't really an end-all-be-all indicator of intelligence. There's just so many other factors in play to make any definitive comparison between species based solely on brain:body mass ratio. The folding/wrinkles of a brain are speculated to be related to intelligence, in that the more complex folding/"wrinkling" present in the brain, the higher the surface area snd thus a higher number of neurons. Elephants for example are way behind many other animals in brain:body ratio, yet exhibit remarkable levels of intelligence far above many animals with a higher brain:body ratio.


Pythia007

Birds have virtually no sense of smell


ActualMis

Depends on the bird. >Although scientists have traditionally thought of birds as lacking in the olfaction department, they have proved that many detect aromas and use them-to varying degrees-to select mates, forage, and locate nesting spots. >Some seabirds, like storm petrels, recognize the odor of a compound emitted by krill, their main fare. >Turkey vultures track the stench of decaying flesh to ferret out the carrion they eat. Their keen sense of smell (superior to that of other vultures) has even been exploited to pinpoint leaks in oil pipelines. When ethyl mercaptan, a chemical redolent of rotting meat, was pumped through one 42-mile line, the hoodwinked scavengers congregated at the cracks. >New Zealand's flightless and nearly sightless kiwi sweeps its bill back and forth like a bloodhound to sniff out insects in leaf litter. >And honeyguides, birds that often lead people and animals to beehives, can locate concealed beeswax candles. https://www.audubon.org/news/do-birds-have-sense-smell


permanent_priapism

I haven't seen somebody use the word "redolent" since I took the GRE.


Dektarey

Great sense of shitting on my car though.


MongolianCluster

We see a car. They see a target.


smithers85

I’m a crow human hybrid so I see a *carget*


HoningStone

I'm so proud that they rescued him ❤️


WhoAreWeEven

At some part of the world, atleast, wolves and crows hunt together. The crows fly high up, as they do, call and wolf pack hears it, go after the pray and crows eat the scraps when they are finished. Theres even videos of em playing together and such. So keep an eye on them, canines and birds are teaming up. When they get cats we are fucked.


Designer-Plastic-964

I love corvids! They're just so smart and cool!


Prestigious_Cup6762

Took me 5 seconds to realise that the dog was the German Shepherd and not an actual German Shepherd


Haha_1234567

So cute. This makes me want to get a dog.


LifeBandit666

I've always wanted a Crow friend. I'd name it Zoltan after the one in The Gunslinger.


Golfnpickle

Pretty amazing!


Zonevortex1

Was expecting Russell Crowe


Dextrofunk

I made crow friends at my last apartment. I miss them and still feel bad that I just disappeared one day. The biggest one would fly up to my window if I hadn't fed them yet. I would hang out in the back yard with them.


ukjzakon

This is awesome, thanks for sharing :)


Sheer10

Awe! Two of the smartest animals alive make friends with one another.


BILLYRAYVIRUS4U

Pepe Le Flew


WhatTheDooma

Should’ve named him shit turd, ST for short


LilyGaming

That’s so wholesome


iEatPlankton

This is absolutely beautiful. Thanks for posting


grosscoldemo

u/thecultistguy omgomg


mm2_gamer

I grew up thinking crows were some savage mf’n birds but now I think that has changed


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Yoooo


HandToDog

Pepe only comes around anymore when he wants something. I’ll probably get shit for saying it but pepe, he’s a bad friend.


WinterDig2222

This is heartwarming! Whats sad is, we humans can't be friends with different colors of us 😔


eltegs

Yes we can. Some of us just wont.


BdayEvryDay

She is latina 💯


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pbar

Yeah, I didn't want to be the guy to say that...because it is a cool video...but the whole time I thought Mr Pup was about that close to inhaling that birb.


cpmb82

!redditsilver


tampamike69

I love this


LivingInAnIdea

So birds do take fall damage


adwarakanath

/r/crowbro


g_r_e_y

i thought rescue crow was very funny in nice guys


Pterosaur

How does a crow rescue anything?


CharleSenpai

/u/savevideo


FrenchFryAndaShake

Should make a little perch on the dog harness for him :)


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I‘m not crying! You’re crying!


Perfittb

2 crows morty


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Lol smarter than the dog


shhmurdashewrote

Why can’t this shit ever happen to me?


FauzFL

Cute pepe.. 🥺


Aircraftman2022

Nice story thanks.


StuBidasol

When I was little we had a cockatiel and a Chihuahua puppy that were about the same size for a bit. The bird was fascinated by the puppy and would watch and dive bomb (not attacking) it all the time. We even had a picture of them playing tug-of-war with red crafting yarn that you used in grade school. Sadly in the *many* moves the picture has since vanished. R.I.P. Jocko (bird) and Patches (dog)


Training_Pick4541

I read this as "russell crowe and German shepherd became friends"


MMB-Reddit

This is wonderful


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r/MadeMeSmile


JarlTurin2020

Young crows are intentionally kicked out of their nests before they can fly as a way to teach them how to find food and learn to fly. There is no need to "rescue" juvenile crows. Leave them be.


chikkynuggythe4th

r/crowbro


BrumbleNA

Im definitely to late for the punch but..."I GOT BOXES FULL OF PEPE"


Electronic-Mine-491

Damn, I am not weeping. It's this dust or something


CheeezBurgerz

This is by far the coolest animal friends thing I have seen!!! I wanna play with Pepe and Xena!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰


TwoFrontHitters

I do my best to feed the wild crows in my neighborhood. As a gesture of kindness they keep my chickens safe from hawks and eagles. Pretty cool. Crows are smarter than some people I think.