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Uncategorized Sunday, January 15th 2012 at 4:00 pm

Crow Snowboards Across Russian Roofs [Video]

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Alright, I am perfectly willing to concede that this crow isn’t actually snowboarding. I accept that it’s much more likely that it is simply trying to eat something out of the cap it’s riding on. However, that doesn’t explain why the bird keeps taking the cap to the apex of the roof, why it seems to stop pecking once it starts moving, or how the crow seems pretty cheesed when the ride ends. The evidence is against it, but in my heart I know that this bird is kicking sweet moves on fresh powder.

(NPR via io9)

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  • Dr Coene

    I disagree. I think the evidence suggests that the bird is enjoying a little ride down the rooftop. Dolphins blow bubble rings. Crows use tools. There is no reason to think they can’t enjoy a little recreation. Don’t be so ethnocentric, hominid :)

  • Kitty

    There are ravens that will roll sideways down show covered hills just for the joy of doing it so it stands to reason this bird was ‘playing’. If crows are smart enough to drop seeds onto crosswalks, wait for a car to run them over then wait for the ‘walk’ light to come on before collecting the opened seed I would have to assume they would be smart enough to play.

  • http://www.thechildhealthsite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=1 Edcedc8

    cosigned.