Crows are intelligent, There are some videos out there showing crows playing simple games and stuff...
I wonder if crows being intelligent has it linked with them being ominous in many litrature
I wonder if crows being intelligent has it linked with them being ominous in many litrature
As for crows, I live in a country where sometime it snows, and I make sure that when it is very cold (snow, ice, or generally below 5 C)I feed the (3) crows of my building. Every time I am outside, walking, they are always looking after me. Flying near me, standing and looking at me, nodding at me. And I always speak to them when they come close, with calm voice (phrases like "I'm friend, you are good, thank you", etc.).
I want to find a way to 'monetize' on this relationship and teach them how to bring me shiny things (I keep thinking but never actually googling on how other people have done this).
There's probably some kind of crow-to-crow "these are friends, these are enemies" abstract communication, but I don't think you'd have much luck communicating the concept "to me, humans are friends, so don't rob them on my behalf" across the species barrier.
Place the vending machine outside
Teach them that putting money in the vending machine dispenses crow snacks.
Practice placing dollar bills and other bits of paper around your property til they get the hang of it and figure out what works for the vending machine.
... profit?
So probably that as well?
The point I was emphasizing was that it is not just:
>because they are carrion eaters.
as the parent I replied to asserted.
It probably is why crows and ravens get that treatment. Not sure if they're not that fussy about food though, media/literature always makes them seem like vulture like scavenge