Corvids are smart as fuck. I love this fact so I'm sorry if I've said this before but they did a test on Magpies. Might have been Australian Magpies. You'd think with how I love this anecdote I'd remember the details but fuck it: bird talk incoming.
They put a paper sticker on the Magpie's chest and put them in front of a mirror. The Magpie would notice the sticker and use their beak to pull it off. That means the Magpie was capable of seeing itself in the mirror and recognizing that it was itself. You ever seen the video where they put up a big mirror in the African jungle and filmed animals reacting? The Gorillas were freaked out. A male saw himself, started threat displays, and charged the "other gorilla." Chimps recognized themselves. Elephants recognized themselves. Both of those are some of the smartest non-human mammals on Earth. Apparently Corvids are on that list.
They're so damn smart. I saw a Raven flying over my place a while back and he was quorking. He did 4 quorks so I gave him 4 back. He did 4 more so I did 4. He then did 3. I did 3.
Corvids are smart as fuck. I love this fact so I'm sorry if I've said this before but they did a test on Magpies. Might have been Australian Magpies. You'd think with how I love this anecdote I'd remember the details but fuck it: bird talk incoming.
They put a paper sticker on the Magpie's chest and put them in front of a mirror. The Magpie would notice the sticker and use their beak to pull it off. That means the Magpie was capable of seeing itself in the mirror and recognizing that it was itself. You ever seen the video where they put up a big mirror in the African jungle and filmed animals reacting? The Gorillas were freaked out. A male saw himself, started threat displays, and charged the "other gorilla." Chimps recognized themselves. Elephants recognized themselves. Both of those are some of the smartest non-human mammals on Earth. Apparently Corvids are on that list.
They're wicked smaht.
Them understanding water displacement is my favorite crow fact
They're so damn smart. I saw a Raven flying over my place a while back and he was quorking. He did 4 quorks so I gave him 4 back. He did 4 more so I did 4. He then did 3. I did 3.
I like to imagine I'm making a friend.