CITY OF CROWS
Our feathered friends are increasingly calling our urban centres home. Why crows in particular are nesting among us.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Crows, Ravens and Jays are members of the 120 worldwide species of the Corvidae bird family.........Considered the brightest of our feathered friends and on par with the brightest animal species, Crows, like humans are "self aware"......... When encountering a human who threatens one of them, they will teach other family members on how to identify the miscreant person and how to avoid him or her............ Crows are said to never forget a particular face...............""They can also understand symbols and analogies"................."When crows are stashing treats, they make sure other crows aren’t watching".................... "They comprehend that other crows may have separate and sometimes conflicting needs(In human children, this is a major step in psychological development)"................."Crows talk to each other"....................... "They build tools and solve problems"................. "They even take transit — in Vancouver(Canada), one crow has been filmed riding the Skytrain".................. "The solitary crow gets on the train downtown, minds its own business and gets off in East Vancouver(It beats flying)".............. "The idea of rapidly evolving super-crows may not be farfetched".......................... “They are definitely changing their behaviour".............."In Japan, when cars stop at a red light, crows will swoop down and place a hard walnut in the path of the tires, using the tire as a nutcracker".................. "Natural selection favours individuals that make good choices, and crows have done so by learning to take advantage of our expanding cities".................. "Crows are evolving culturally — and that is the very definition of evolution"
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