Are Crows the Ultimate Problem Solvers? | Inside the Animal Mind | BBC Earth

[@Dialgadude]

"We looked away for a brief minute and turned back to find he used the stones and stick to build a functioning nuclear reactor."

[@fungique1107]

Nuclear bird scout

[@DaBirdman1995]

"3.6 mice ... well it's not great but it's not terrible".

[@lilhades9484]

@@DaBirdman1995 "3.6 rOeNtGen"

[@strelokand7306]

Still only 3,6 roentgen.

[@rubina3861]

@@davidt3956 n

[@ZXN0W07F]

It’s all fun and games until the crow graduates top of your class

[@exdre8559]

It's all fun and games until someone's frozen solid

[@christianweibrecht6555]

China Illinois

[@thecrow9003]

The Crow Is A Gangster An Amazing Bird

[@abdulmalik053]

Damn u made me chuckle hard 😂

[@kahzhoylow4352]

Planet of the Crows

[@zyonbariuan638]

Me: *sees a crow at the window* Me: can you do my math homework

[@lordsushi958]

You are the winner

[@mediatrix.471]

zyon Bariuan this comment is so underrated

[@zyonbariuan638]

@@mediatrix.471 i know😂

[@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530]

The crow can do your math homework.......but he uses an abacus.

[@sultanhanga]

U just made my day😂

[@katbird2699]

That crow deserves a bigger treat, he's earned it

[@emr1d341]

For a crow with that level of intellect, I wonder if he feels satisfaction from the completion of the task

[@pennytrui1149]

I agree give it some chicken or something bigger for that task. If you're gonna make it work reward it with something big

[@yerman0564]

A crow like that is definitely very well taken care of.

[@sharkusvelarde]

I agree, but maybe they don't want him to get too cocky and demanding.

[@jaysizzle7777]

We don’t want the crow to start learning politics, gotta take it slow

[@draphking]

"Now let's see if our fine feathered friend has solved the puzzle" "Oh dear he has a gun"

[@duckyboi2297]

XD

[@kevinhartmemes3821]

He’s attempting murder

[@helpiamstuckonthismanshead3385]

@@kevinhartmemes3821 world dominion

[@ArianaLang.]

kevinhart Memes this was the best comment. I don’t think people realize a group of crows is called a murder. If I could like this again, I would

[@ItsRaymans]

@@ArianaLang. one day humanity will be slaves to crows

[@pranjalvw2193]

That was 5 years ago, Today the crow is cfd propellor designer at NASA

[@vpal2998]

Pranjal VW 😹😹😹

[@Adnan_Khan__111]

The crow can now fly a Boeing jet

[@azee6532]

Lame

[@michaelbauers8800]

I remember that one time I was competing for a job as an engineer specializing in Computational Fluid Dynamics. Thought I had that job in a bag, but then they chose Mr. Crow. Hope they enjoy their team lunches eating road kill off the local highway. Damn crows...

[@TheFriedbarnacles]

@@michaelbauers8800 lmao

[@wolfura]

Meanwhile the chicken is contemplating and picking grass sprouts while remembering the good old days he was a Tyrannosaurus.

[@grapeabbas7043]

Hahahaha

[@nathaliejohns5472]

🤣 But I have to say, chickens are intelligent too, not in the puzzle solving way,but still. And they have also a very good memory of people and cats / dogs etc. They know by nature which herbs to eat for what purpose, we humans have to study for this knowledge. But yes, sometimes when they run through the garden they remind me of a T-Rex too, especially the araucana breed 😅

[@stoutyyyy]

The way this crow moves reminded me of the raptors in Jurassic Park

[@leonelpadron5626]

🤣😂👌

[@KillberZomL4D42494]

Hahahaha

[@padmashrishelar4275]

The saddest part of the story is that after watching this video, my parents started comparing me to that crow.

[@platosocrates9350]

Most of us get compared to goats.

[@dmrpak]

Hahaha ha... 🤣😅🤣😅

[@mugumyapaultheafricannomad9488]

Hahahahaha 😂😂😂.you're lucky. My mom used to call me a 🦆 duck 😂😂😂

[@kamuishortsgamer3728]

@@platosocrates9350 underrated reply

[@l-0-0l]

LMFAO

[@simoncirkel6348]

There are people at my school who would have more trouble solving it than a this bird

[@zebbleganubi723]

if you are a human with 2 hands then you can solve this in 1 second by just picking it up and shaking it out

[@justaguy5990]

@@zebbleganubi723 i actually never thought about that😂

[@theinternetsavedmylife]

I thought about smashing it on the ground. That's the easiest fastest humanest way of solving problems. Smash It!

[@abooiffah9131]

I think there will be some problem with the teachers 😂😂😂😂

[@thebaddest3452]

Including yourself

[@iEatCarKeys]

I’m sure some kids back in my high school couldn’t even begin to solve this. I wish I was joking.

[@lipengsun2215]

And it is true

[@daddymememaster5432]

me

[@ereder1476]

you must have skipped the beginning of the video when they say the crow was training to do every part of the problem. the single "difficulty" here is that eh must chain them.. but to be honest: how is that even difficult when it's fool proof and there is only one problem you can do at a time. you don't even have to think.

[@Kerm88]

I doubt you could solve it

[@iEatCarKeys]

hadnt slept ok

[@Angrykat420]

A crow shit on my face one time. He planned it and timed it perfectly. True story

[@Paur]

I'm almost sure a crow tried to do similar to me one day, standing atop a telephone pole wire waiting for me to walk underneath.

[@MEQUPWER]

i heard if you eat the shit, 7 yrs good luck and the crow wld probably want to be bff's forever. totally worth it, to me!

[@galaxy9310]

@@MEQUPWER That's some friendship test lol.

[@reltok1015]

Lol

[@eternalchao11]

Nice and minty, huh?

[@MORAMAX]

A friend of mine who is an electronic engineer, for a time worked on a train that checked the state of the tracks. He told me that he found on the iron tracks some nuts, almonds, seeds, perfectly aligned. An older colleague explained to him that they were laid by crows, they used the train as a nutcracker ;-)))

[@MusgraveRitual]

I watched a documentary where seagulls have figured out that dropping shelled sea creatures worked better if they dropped them on concrete than on sandy beach, and it's been raining seashells on the nearby town ever since...I can't remember where it was. :)

[@PinkCampfire]

one time i watched a crow struggling to crack open a nut. I walked over to it and the crow flew about 20ft back but was watching me. I crushed the walnut and then opened it with my hand, and stepped away. It then stepped closer and came back to the nut, but before taking a bite it looked up at me and the expression it had was what i could only describe as gratitude.

[@elijahstuffs]

@@PinkCampfire that's amazing bro

[@sarahthomas2922]

That's so smart! 😆

[@fyodor2107]

We need more people like u in this world. Thank you

[@esemq]

It's true! Crows are EXTREMELY smart! Once a crow flew into my open window, turned on my computer, logged into my bank account, and transferred $100 to his!

[@jonwick386]

Thats a dumb crow i would probably transfer to the limit

[@esemq]

@@jonwick386 he didn't want me to notice

[@ryangee890]

crows dont have bank accounts....

[@esemq]

@@ryangee890 or so you thought 🤔

[@voidzone2713]

@@ryangee890 r/whooooosh

[@spacesheep5567]

Honestly,i'm not even sure if i could've solved this puzzle myself.

[@tsumikiminiwa4603]

probably would've spent the entire time trying to get the food with the small stick myself

[@dudewhatsminesay9017]

I was thinking the same thing lol

[@Hottiger1818]

Bird brain!! 😂

[@doctorpanigrahi9975]

I would have tilted the whole apparatus to get the meat out. It's easier :)

[@Endrit719]

I would have turned upside down the thing that was holding the food ,not fan of hard working

[@caydenronning]

The bird is a paid actor

[@SalvadorSTMZ]

Technically true. He was conditioned to do all the steps separately and received a reward (his pay) for every step he did right (The act). Without the conditioning, I doubt the crow would've known what the first step was.

[@lyeszouggar281]

But that's doesn't mean the crow isn't smart !!

[@jameski7294]

Its Tom Cruise wearing a black shirt and a mask... WAKE UP AMERICA

[@alsosaladcirit]

Gahahha🤣🤣🤣

[@theinternetsavedmylife]

Everyone knows this

[@varun1036]

In the beginning he was like... "Boy I don't know what these stones are, but I'll get them anyway" 😂

[@icel8828]

What would you do if you where put in a test and given three boxes. You’d keep them

[@ziff_1]

He did know what the stones do. He was trained on each section/phase individually. The magic here is that he had to put the 8 things he was trained on in a particular order. This was not his first time seeing any part of this puzzle.

[@holaburger6075]

I thought bird brain was an insult lol

[@DinkLover69]

It is. Always amazes me how crows compared to other birds can fit so much intelligence in that tiny brain...

[@papanurgle8393]

Birds of prey are remarkably intelligent.

[@ytuseracct]

@@papanurgle8393 crows aren't birds of prey

[@simohayha6031]

Fish brain is

[@bob9644]

Common misconception. So next time someone calls you a bird brain take it as a compliment lol

[@Abdullah-ti1uy]

I don't think people know how amazing this is

[@hunterbiden7391]

Ummm....I think they do

[@jaredfocose2048]

I agree. If they did, there would be more than 119 comments on this video! For me, this is mind-blowing -- I can't stop telling my family and friends about it. Why don't we utilize crows for search and rescue or other functions? They are clearly more intelligent than canines (that is hard for me to admit -- I am quite the dog lover).

[@nenchiyakushevdevoselichdo9757]

+Jared Focose and definitively more intelligent than some of our species units

[@nenchiyakushevdevoselichdo9757]

+Jared Focose you're right i have two cats , and one dog , love them , but must say , my dog is stupid compared to the bird

[@heatherhrivnak7952]

+Jared Focose I believe the US Military has a plan in progress to train crows to pick out terrorists and other criminals from a crowd. They are great at individual facial recognition as shown in a study by John Marzluff ("Lasting recognition of threatening people by wild American crows," J. M. Marzluff, J. Wells, et al., 2009).

[@aaapyro2226]

I once adopted an injured crow last month. I put it in the cage for few days, I put some sunflower seeds and water. I forgot to put some food in a day and I saw some crow giving the injured crow some small fruits and insects. The crow managed to escape by opening the cage door, it is fully healed. Crows are intelligent animal. Some crow are visiting in our window, they put some buttons, keys, stones and etc. I am think it's a gift for me because I helped their friend.

[@commander7898]

This is so cute

[@WinstonBuford]

definite

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

It's wonderful to hear that the injured crow was able to escape and fully heal with the help of its fellow crows. Crows are indeed very intelligent and social animals, and they have been known to show gratitude and form bonds with humans who have helped them in some way. It's possible that the items they are leaving at your window are indeed gifts, as crows are known to exchange items as a form of bonding and communication. It's heartwarming to see the connection between humans and animals, and it's clear that the crows appreciate your kindness towards their friend. Keep observing and interacting with them, and who knows what other insights and connections you may discover with these remarkable birds.

[@collijee]

​@@commander7898yes, I particularly love the use of the terms "once" and "last month" in the same sentence. It's like long long ago, before yesterday morning.....

[@that_one_doggo8391]

Me: I’m gonna go to bed at a reasonable time Me at 3am: CrOW SolViNG FoOd puZzLEs

[@thodorisnatsios1522]

**6 am

[@that_one_doggo8391]

Thodoris Natsios Time difference. This was around 2:45 am for me

[@pradyutshukla7852]

@@thodorisnatsios1522 @That_One_Doggo It's literally 6 am for me right now lmao and this comment cracked me up!!

[@DMaintain]

4 Am me

[@thecrazymonkeygamer4708]

That literally me 🤣🤣 it’s 3:11

[@unusualbydefault]

fun fact: some asian city had issues with crow nests on electric infrastructure, so they went and destroyed many nests....which prompted the local crow population to just build MORE nests, far in excess to what they actually needed (decoy nests + plenty backup nests). talking about backfiring

[@Cd5ssmffan]

mao sees sparrows eating grains mao orders a million chinese to kill all the sparrows the chinese indiscriminately kill a lot of birds without these birds the insect population explodes insects eat all of the grains a million chinese starve to death china numba wan

[@lucidicity4767]

Don’t say Chinese in general please ._. I feel like we get such. A bad rap because of all the highlighted bad stuff that happens there in China. It makes me feel ashamed to be who I am lmao.

[@wanderingharlow6305]

That's what happens when you don't think these things through. Lemme put it onto perspective. Let's say a village has one of it's members killed by a bear. That bear is one of the only major predators in the area, with wolves keeping away from it's territory. Let's say one of the villagers decides to kill the bear in retaliation. Now that the bear is dead, the wolves move into the territory and they now frequently attack the villagers. Without the bear keeping them away, it leaves heavy consequences for the village and possibly surrounding villages. Tl;dr, all actions have consequences and you need to forsee the risks in how dealing with one problem may cause more problems to come up.

[@unusualbydefault]

+Wandering Harlow precisely. like how they reintroduced wolfes to the yellowstone national park and it fixed the whole ecosystem

[@wanderingharlow6305]

@@unusualbydefault And don't get me started on that rabbit fiasco in Australia.

[@МиланПавловић-ф3т]

Crow saw the tutorial on youtube.

[@pietschoetschoepie494]

XD

[@exolbtsgfriend3133]

Милан Павловић Lmao😂💀

[@chris4675]

Милан Павловић lmao hahaha

[@rajendragupta3983]

Hahahhaa

[@toyalee6956]

Or was trained to do it

[@rachelw821]

I love crows. They really are under appreciated, at least here in the States. They’re incredibly intelligent, adorable little creatures!

[@Sathish11SK]

here in pondicherry , they steel everything and even poop in your head , we always check the tree if there is a crow, if there is one we would chase it away so it wont poop in our food when we sit under tree for taking lunch . i really hate them. they even ganged up on my cat and killed it but for my 11th birthday we are going to get new puppy 😊.

[@Retroscoop]

Until they set the chimney at fire with their wooden fort in it... And cats generally have another opinion about them

[@Bingobongo12]

fun fact: when people need to cut down trees in parks, they have to wear all black or hide their entire face. because crows can remember faces and can attack when their habitats are being interfered. so watch out.

[@ThatTonnatoTenrec]

So it seems we can recreate what happened to Cinderella's sisters.

[@mrnohax5436]

So crows are gangsters of birb world

[@theirishviking9278]

Even better they will tell other crows about the one who cut it down so its not just the ones who's home got threatened that will attack them

[@Arelak]

@@theirishviking9278 They never forget and never forgive. Watch your ass now y'hear?

[@CommanderM117]

@@theirishviking9278 hell even sea gull are like that the 1 in scotland boss the crows around

[@delinquent3192]

That puzzle seemed way too elaborate for one piece of food.

[@GamePhysics]

And to imagine before the miracles of agriculture and animal farming, humans would have to create tools for hunting, then go out and hunt or gather their own food. But now you just drive your tesla to the store and pick whatever you want. People don't even realise how easy life has become.

[@christafranken9170]

Appearantly not to the crow though

[@rustyshackleford8086]

@@GamePhysics easy yes but we've traded a hard life for a more complicated one.

[@ShadowManceri]

Given how humans love to solve puzzles without rewards. I would not be that surprised if the crow likes them too just for being puzzles. The food just works as goal to reach and verifies that it has been solved. Don't know but could be.

[@gremlin8635]

There would be no fun without a challenge

[@NightcoreLabOfficial]

So smart , that's why i love crows

[@peacelove6455]

Thank God for this creation

[@mrmajestic2161]

peace& Love Thank evolution you absolute foul human

[@mrhashbrown9753]

Mr Majestic mmmmmmm I wonder the first piece of matter came from. I don’t think evolution can explain that. I think you need to look into religion or just accept there is a creator

[@peacelove6455]

The Athiests hate the light....which is Jesus.

[@bigdaddy8335]

MrHashbrown Where did god came from?

[@generischerkanalname1879]

The crow getting the stones and not knowing what to use them for at first is even more impressive, because it means it must have understood that that is a series of riddles where one leads to the next. Absolutely fascinating.

[@donaljolley8222]

Or it means the bird sees no other first step available of the tasks it knows. It failed attempting to gather food by using the small stick so it went on the only other food gathering task it knew. Because one task led necessarily to the next, this looks more amazing than perhaps it really is. Not to say it's not very cool - it is.

[@breezy5797]

@@donaljolley8222 You guys just said the same thing

[@originalandfunnyname8076]

@@breezy5797 not really because it's not clear if the crow 'understood that it's a series of riddles' or just try to solve at each step problem that it already knew, without seeing the connections between steps and it just so happens that the crow could solve the puzzle this way.

[@stephenschenider4007]

@@originalandfunnyname8076 This is also plausible. I could be just that. Maybe a scientific paper exists on this bird. I mean, it must right? This kinda seems like a Lab/Academic setting. Maybe some College bird. Pun intended.

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

Yes, it's amazing to see how intelligent and resourceful crows can be when solving complex problems. They have a remarkable ability to learn and adapt to new situations, which makes them one of the most intelligent species of birds. Their problem-solving skills and ingenuity continue to amaze scientists and researchers, showcasing just how incredible these birds truly are.

[@azizomer9114]

The puzzle and the reward for this crow is exactly like my job and my salary.

[@icel8828]

Your job isn’t to be used for tests on your species intelligence

[@jimthomson4792]

But the crow has now formed a Union.

[@Xiphactinus]

@@jimthomson4792 I wouldn't put it past crows to do that

[@brentsarazin4346]

Isn't that so wise of you compare what employers use us to do for us to get a few crumbs while they become Jeff Bezos Amazon assholes to become utterly disgusting Billionaires...🤣

[@joesr31]

If human jobs require problem solving skills, many would starve

[@BDNeon]

It should be clarified that, as was mentioned in the clip, the crow did complete these tasks on their own seperately, in this instance he was just doing them altogether. Still impressive tool use and memory, but they don't necessarily learn complicated new tasks just as simple as this on the first go. It's not the speed at which they learn things, it's the fact they can learn them at all that's so impressive.

[@Cottonmouth255]

Exactly. It shows that they have the ability to learn and retain information. Plus crows are social - this one would be able to pass the knowledge onto other crows if it had the opportunity.

[@BDNeon]

@@Cottonmouth255 Yup, I've heard of many instances where a crow was taught something and later members of that crows flock were observed performing the same action.

[@RGMRT]

Exactly. Much like racoon, crows uses social learning by imitating other crow behavior.

[@peep7377]

A lot of problem solving is knowing how to solve individual problems, to solve one larger problem (like math, troubleshooting network problems, etc etc). The impressing part of this is he was able to collectively put each problems solving experience together to solve one larger problem, not necessarily that he knows all the steps.

[@corrinjessen]

BDNeon Crows do this in the wild without training buddy.

[@bsgauge7496]

Breaking News: Crows negotiate peace in the middle east.

[@Carpatouille]

And succeed

[@landlockedcroat1554]

lul

[@Upgradezz]

haha

[@sudhasunder794]

Hahaha

[@shuliu4804]

i em veby smarp

[@dwalbert102]

We had crows as pets growing up. They were so much fun. They were always up to something and loved hiding shiny objects, would tantalize the cat and dog and fly along with you if you were out for a walk or riding you bike. As proven here, incredibly intelligent too.

[@LeMMeSeXyAeXxX]

All that for that little piece of treat, give that Crow a whole plate!

[@static2140]

fuckoff How???

[@bonjy3701]

I'd wager he took the comment literally on purpose. Crows don't eat plates ;-)

[@doublemartini6645]

give its another 3 stones and half of humanity will disappear

[@ChromVsChrom]

I don’t feel so good mr crow

[@TheDamienY]

Crows cant snap tho

[@sasacvetkovic1982]

@Minnie Marie but glove will be too big to snap xd

[@lxcy.]

Double Martini 7b people 3 stones

[@wellthen.......9384]

Yeah three more stones and then it can use that wish to bring back only one of the actors from the movie series Crow as long as it's not 2, 3, or 4 so that only leaves 1 alright Brandon let's not die this time

[@Trollioli]

I for one, welcome our new crow overlords.

[@Antoxsynthwave]

Trollioli Did you mean our new crowverlords? Budum tssss

[@Trollioli]

Anthony Nemer 👌😉

[@souvenir2990]

Trollioli trollioli give me the formuoli

[@crowsfancy5017]

i'm already here DUN DUN DUNN

[@natabushsuperstar]

Hail Crows

[@Shiestey]

Someone has probably already mentioned this, but I remember seeing a post years ago where a guy would feed a crow every day and the crow started bringing him money that it would find, whereas the guy would increase the amount of food he gave the crow.. so it eventually learned that different color bills get different rewards, and he had a drawer full of money that his crow friend had brought him. These birds are scary smart lol.

[@breadandroses2022]

I am definitely getting a pet crow. Cats don't do that 😊💖

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

Yes, that story has been shared multiple times on the internet and is often brought up in discussions about the intelligence of crows. It's a fascinating example of how these birds are able to learn and adapt their behavior based on the rewards they receive. Crows are indeed known for their problem-solving skills and ability to use tools, making them one of the most intelligent bird species. It's no surprise that they have been able to form unique relationships with humans in situations like the one you described.

[@LucaKiss70AU]

Anyone ever hear about the little girl that fed crows and they rewarded her bringin shiny things (like gold rings and stuff that people lost) ?

[@jonathanarroyo9796]

That sounds cool. How can I find a video about it?

[@eleinahassan704]

I haven't heard of that story specifically but I have heard that if you befriend a crow they will bring you little gifts xD kind of cute

[@Shadowrose54321]

Aww they deleted my link If you google the video you'll find it.

[@willcraft6895]

LucaKiss70 smartest animals in my book. chickens may be dumb but since I had them, I recognized they also act intelligent. something about birds

[@Shadowrose54321]

Will Craft I had chickens too. They all have such distinct personalities. They have the same brain capacity as toddlers.

[@sonofgodsdad3227]

Anyone gonna talk about how pretty this bird is?

[@charlie8119]

So cute

[@sonofgodsdad3227]

@Taffi MH I'd gently pet its head

[@gisellechausse5261]

Pretty smart

[@1989Ezal]

Very pretty when he pick up your eyes.

[@valeriandsouza4763]

I would love to have as a pet

[@adolforodolfo6929]

I got to watch a good example of crows' cleverness in my garden yesterday. Our resident crow had found a hunk of bread, but it was stale, rock hard, so he couldn't eat it. To my amazement, he went to the bowl of water that we put out for visiting foxes, cats, etc and dropped the bread into it - then, when it had softened in the water, lifted it out and ate it. (Edit) Since I posted this, I looked it up on Google and what I saw has been seen many times before.

[@kiskijovlog7918]

Hello kzbin.infoZD_uERF66Eo?feature=share

[@JaapVersteegh]

Ducks do this also. Making your food edible is fairly fundamental and I suspect many animals do it. Seagulls for example drop shells and crabs on the concrete from altitude to break them and then come down to eat if their meal hasn't been stolen in the meantime. Quite fun to see.

[@reginaphalange9417]

yes, they even throw nuts where cars pass so that they drive over them and open them.

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

Crows are known for their problem-solving skills and ability to use tools. In fact, studies have shown that crows are among the most intelligent of birds, with the ability to solve complex problems and even use tools to obtain food. This behavior of using water to soften food before eating it is just one example of their cleverness. It's truly fascinating to witness such intelligence in action in our own backyards.

[@Thecatsnyder]

Yes, I just read about this! It's a proto-tool food processing behavior common among birds. Apparently they weigh their options before doing it, however, because food thats dunked is more likely to be stolen under the wrong circumstances. Brilliant.

[@rj6404]

Its not just the problem solving skills , they r known to hav emotions , they are one of a few to mourn the dead, amazing bird .

[@sutekaa]

magpies also, there was this one time where a magpie flew into my house window and broke its neck so we dug a hole, put it in it and waited until the next morning to bury it. every now and then another magpie goes up to the grave we made and just sits there

[@NotSaddamHussein]

I know a certain murder of crows, we are... friends. It all started few years ago in the winter, when i notice a dusty crow sitting near the door at the balcony. I figured she is cold, or something is wrong, so i let her in for a while. birb was fun and games, friendly, but she didnt want to be touched. She got some food from me and went on her merry way. Was a cool experience, absolutely epic. Oh, how naive i was. These bird are clever. they remember. They think. Week passed, and there she was again. So, the usual business like before - went in for a while, explored a little, got some food and gone. This went until the winter passed. (crows moved to our part of the city only for the winter, then they moved and return only the next year) But this time.... this certain crow stayed. And 3 more came with her. They lost interest in exploring the house, so every morning and evening, they just came visit on the balcony for their food. (mostly scraps of meat) Time went on, and i moved out from the old house. Was kinda sad for me, losing my "friends" For a while. 5-6 months into a new house. I noticed 4 crows sitting on a opposite roof, looking at me. I didnt pay much attention to it. Before i knew it, i was feeding them all over again. Even bought them a new rail, so they can sit on the balcony while its raining. (they use it, trust me) and yes, Its the same murder. Apparently crows in wild have kinda large teritorry, and since i am only 2 km from the old house... yeah. They found me. I am stuck with them forever.

[@YourIQDoesntMeanShitToMe]

That's beautifully amazing.

[@romko4496]

Bet these crows faked your death too Saddam😉

[@MrDumas14]

Broo, if this real you should film it and put it on your channel, would love to watch it

[@JonatasAdoM]

@@MrDumas14 Saddam's crows

[@mixerfistit5522]

I like this side of you, it's a shame we never saw more of your murder of crows and less of your murder of kurds. It shows there's more to being a Middle Eastern despot than chemically induced genocide. Well done

[@erikerrikson9008]

Lol, humans are lucky that crows dont have hands.

[@NevermoreVendetta]

Oh we would be fucked beyond belief....

[@doubletakebroom]

And these guys came from dinosaurs. Crazy to think

[@Jaylin7878g]

I think if Dolphins had hands they could build some crazy shit underwater

[@jean.scuissiato]

They do have hands, but with the three fingers fused.

[@mrblob5413]

I think you give humans too much credit. It would be an above average teenager that would beat the crow -- and that's pathetic because the crow has such a small brain.

[@retalbtaylor370]

For 11 years I studied a mated pair on my property that lived in a willow tree. I saw many amazing things they did, including one day they came to the empty field across the street. Someone had dropped a fast food sack in the field. The crow pulled out what looked like a small styrofoam coffee cup. He couldn’t reach whatever was inside. The female tried. Nope! Then he blew my mind! He stuck his face INTO the cup and grabbed the edge with his beak and took off into the sky, the cup obliterating his sight completely! Now, these crows knew this area extremely well. It was their home turf. He flew over the first apt. Buildings roof...must not have been what he needed....and on to the next one, which was just right. He landed at the very top, the apex, and promptly dropped the cup, which then rolled down the roof, spilling its contents in a line as it rolled. Then he and his wife went and enjoyed a line of delicious SOMETHING from the spilled cup! Genius! I was never at a loss for entertainment from that pair! And wherever he went, she was right behind him! They mate for life! Super wonderful birds, just love them!

[@hass556]

Damn i wish i seen that

[@Collymillad]

Yeah, have always seen something in the eyes of a crow. Them, and seagulls, seagulls are arseholes though.

[@gregtwite5601]

Wow I want to see that

[@NewgirlNola]

Crow: *sees treat* “I’m about to do what’s called a crow gamer move”

[@icel8828]

*epic dive bomb moment*

[@perla6601]

I love crows now more than I did before. Such a smart birdie

[@thecrow9003]

✌😎

[@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530]

Ravens are even smarter.

[@vinokai]

Magpies can be crafty....

[@binozia-old-2031]

at my old school crows unzipped your school bag then unzipped you lunch box and got all ur food they did this in teams of 3 *one kid had padlocks on his bag zip because the crows steal his food

[@baileylawrence3444]

Had the same thing they are crazy smart

[@crystalicfire6630]

What kinda Lucy box has a goddamn zipper?

[@localcryptic69]

@@crystalicfire6630 Alot of Children's lunch boxes have zippers these days

[@crystalicfire6630]

@@localcryptic69 just checked and sure enough there are lunch boxes with zippers. But what really makes me want to rip my eyes out and dip them into bleach right now, is the fact that they didn't even bother to rename the things to lunch bags or something, like are school bags now school boxes or something?

[@localcryptic69]

@@crystalicfire6630 yeah, I feel like lunch boxes with zippers should be called lunch *Bags* too

[@writerme]

I like how he's looking around, while solving the puzzle, to make sure that there're no other crows spying on him, which might then steal his reward. I watched another video, in which crows put treats in hiding spots for later, and other crows would spy on them, and then steal the treats for themselves. Then the first crow would only pretend to hide treats, in order to distract the crow thieves, and while they were occupied with the false hiding spots, the first crow would then actually hide the treat, now that he was not being observed. It makes me think that tetrapods would've kept evolving greater and greater intelligence, and would've taken our place, as a type 0 civilization, if not for that pesky K-T extinction event.

[@ronjieboy3483]

Give me the link of the video please,just check your watch history

[@odizzido]

@@fangride2591 Cool thanks for that link :)

[@YuGiOhDuelChannel]

I don't think so, without thumbs a species could only rise so high

[@10freekie2]

Squirrels do that too

[@Here4Porsche]

@@YuGiOhDuelChannel I thumbed up your comment without using my thumbs. My day is complete, thank you.

[@chynawyatt4068]

This is probably one of the most amazing things I've ever seen!!! My mind is blown!!

[@strattgalaxy1516]

If he gets all of the stones and the stick he can just make a pick axe and break the glass

[@trashcubed4788]

He doesn't have a crafting table mate

[@pleasedontshootofficerihav4953]

You would need 2 sticks anyway, and he has to trade the 3 stones for the second stick

[@Oswadomob]

Please dont shoot officer, i have a wife and kids! Congrats on spoiling the joke, bet you feel very proud to have corrected him.

[@pleasedontshootofficerihav4953]

I sure do, props to you for liking your own comment though :)

[@Oswadomob]

Please dont shoot officer, i have a wife and kids! I didn’t, liked it just now to prove it but good try.

[@Mirage_Victoria]

so basicly i am dumber than a crow , good to know

[@Alen725]

Thats so sad, so sad

[@Aleks-js6ki]

@@shami5980 basically* Congratulations, you just played yourself. (edit: he deleted his comment, cause he failed to correct)

[@KGNYC112]

Panzerlampenwagen V AUSF D Technically*

[@furqonlanang9250]

Yeee, so many funny things happen on Earth

[@sdb_official7078]

Whyy? We can learn you some tricks too

[@Raxyz_0]

The crow's probably hearing something like: "Hello and, again, welcome to the Aperture Science enrichment center"

[@vicnie1]

Nice hahaha!

[@abhilashgujar5677]

A man of culture

[@denischannel3575]

That is why i love birds.They're not only beautiful,but also very intelligent and lovely

[@LeFleur80]

Why was this so satisfying to watch

[@GoronTico]

its the music. props to the director

[@UnwaveringBackBone]

Because you get to live vicariously through the Crow and experience that moment of triumph with him. His success is our success. His meat is our meat...his cage is our cage?? Uh wait..

[@louvretreekay12_]

cause we couldn’t have solved the problem and he could.

[@MajorJimPlays]

@@louvretreekay12_ I would have picked up the box and shook the meat out. Or just leave and got to tesco. Teehee

[@stevethea5250]

@@GoronTico imagine the crow dropped it inside at 2:07 /video ends lol

[@bean_eater1209]

Crow: if i use this short stick, i can access the rocks to put in the container to get the long stick, hence getting the meat. Also crow: heehoo rokk

[@AlistairMcKinley]

😂👍 Made my day!

[@aniellord7088]

Human: Nani?!

[@Hikesdo97]

just gave my homework to a crow

[@watamidoing8131]

Hikesdo Your teacher won't believe you did it. It's too well done.

[@rax816]

Hikesdo did you get a C?

[@MM-yi9zn]

Such a fantastic bird. Extremely smart & worth communicating with.

[@jmclaughlin0229]

It shouldn't be such a small amount of food. That bird had to work his ass off. He deserves like triple the treat he got. I wanna see a crow holding an equal pay protest sign

[@Kakashi19-69]

Me: can someone help me with my math? Crow: Hold my stick

[@senorkaktusz5940]

Maybe, if this crow was there, he could have picked up the stones, what have smashed Obito 😉

[@Kakashi19-69]

@@senorkaktusz5940 would love to see that!

[@f4zepacino650]

i love sticks, peck peck

[@NO-iz6dp]

So crows are the "Asians"(jk) of the bird world?

[@animaladventures14]

So if I'm called a birdbrain by someone, I can take it as a compliment!

[@reconx86]

I wouldnt wanna be called a turkey

[@bojackson3073]

dont be a chicken.

[@quetzalcoatlusniger855]

chicks are smart too. They can play piano

[@h0rcrux774]

*crowbrain

[@topwinbintulu1480]

ostrich brain?? ;-D

[@maskangel]

The definition of bird brain has a whole new meaning...

[@mixuaquela123]

145 people couldnt figure out the puzzle and disliked

[@deletevil]

Exactly lol.

[@maal2466]

Alright guys let's be honest here at least 20 of us couldn't do it

[@TheDocfri]

at least 44

[@99bits46]

i believe more than 47 couldn't do it

[@Smelly_Girl]

I believe most of us would simply lift the box and let gravity do the work.

[@user-sm6iv9jd4s]

Syzz Gigul crows don't have arms :/

[@jbiloajbiloa]

i m the 243 like so yeah..

[@sykrss9534]

On This Weeks Episode Of "Are You Smarter Then A Crow"

[@cecilia7932]

This weeks topic: Spelling! Jk xD

[@whyamiatree4177]

No

[@faegregandlily2049]

Nope im not smarter than a crow

[@some_shitposting_idiot3023]

Than*

[@conqwiztadore2213]

You idiot. It's than not then. And it's should have not should of. Imbecile

[@Seraphim-h3q]

"So professor corax, how do we solve this issue?" Crow "craaawwwwWWWWWW" "Genius"

[@icel8828]

Where’s the joke?

[@icel8828]

@@baleada2100 the fact you failed to recognize that what I said was also, a joke, shows you have no real grasp on the concept of subjective humor

[@icel8828]

@@baleada2100 sorry then

[@asunayuuki9090]

just use 3 stones and the stick to craft a stone pickaxe and dig it out, simple as that

[@timove420]

but ya need two sticks for that

[@isa-belva]

@@timove420 stone SWORD, then. long enough

[@notxvexorr4379]

Wow

[@Gadget622]

timble And a crafting table

[@Shadow77999]

Lol

[@Rexet1961]

person: you have a bird brain me: **Shows him this video** person:....

[@Auksey]

what a creative comment format

[@MrCyanist]

Well even tho crows have much more intelligence compare to other birds they are still not even comparable to a human so

[@saraimran204]

@@MrCyanist W/RWHOOSH

[@MIKERJ999]

Game Palace he gets the joke tho

[@omarelmaghraby2548]

@@saraimran204 please stop, there is no justifiable reason to whooosh em, and honestly it's becoming really overused

[@XrayMike17plus1]

Imagine automated feed stations distributed throughout suburban areas where crows could bring cigarette butts, pop top tabs from cans, bottle caps and various other bits of common litter to exchange for food. Training a 'seed group' of crows would likely result in wild crows observing and mimicking their behavior. I wonder what other tasks they could do, especially after multiple generations of crows learning task/reward behaviors...

[@alelep9420]

SOMEONE IMPORTANT NEEDS TO HEAR THIS

[@yankeespanky6570]

1-800-ELON-MUSK

[@TheSpartanFactor]

Cigarette butts would be a tricky one. The reason why they're such a big problem is because most birds and rodents are attracted to them, and try to eat them, but then they get impacted in their digestive system until the die. Several small animals have been found with stomachs full of cigarette butts. For that reason, it would be tough to teach even a rather smart animal, like a crow, to exchange their tasty (but harmful) treats for boring old seed. It really would be great to utilize their intelligence for cleanup, though, just maybe not for those pesky cigarettes.

[@lambmaster27]

This is a million-dollar idea

[@SJPB96]

John Kerr for president

[@B501M]

idk why, but this made my cry with happiness... we seriously underestimate the beauty of nature

[@walterlotte4215]

Does it make you happy to know we are killing them by the billions daily? Smart animals that is

[@game4ce]

Yes, but can he solve the Water Temple from Ocarina of Time?

[@itsot12]

+game4ce LOLLL

[@arathgomez615]

Watch him solve it

[@BattousaiBrown]

+game4ce lol this puzzle made me think none stop of the legend of zelda

[@billshelton7151]

+VigilantAssassinI. In my opinion Legend of Zelda it's the best game I've ever known.

[@Anamilkk]

no but neither could i :'( thank the triforce for guides

[@GoronTico]

I love how the crow is not sure what to do with the second stone, so he just takes it where he put the other stone. If i was that crow, i would put the stone in a random place and fail the puzzle because i lost one of them

[@chavamara]

This is like me trying to figure out a point-and-click adventure game XP

[@KromeDragon]

Day of the tentacle lol

[@CrnogorskiNacionalista]

chavamara xpxp xd XD XP

[@jomama7800]

the sad thing is is that I don't think I could've solved that LOL

[@thatguyway2nice728]

I would have if I saw someone do it first

[@icel8828]

That’s crow ingenuity

[@imgroot6163]

In our eyes, this puzzle is easy, In the crows eyes, he's literally thinking, "dumba$$€$, I can act dumb all day, get free meals, and still be sharper than you".

[@nextari]

As the experimenter is trying to get inside the crow's head, the crow is waiting for the experimenter to slip up so he can poke his eyes out and eat his brain.

[@alexboch4294]

@@nextari م

[@icel8828]

It’s easy for us cause it’s explained to us

[@john3260]

@@icel8828 The power of foresight.

[@lilcrashy]

I honestly didn't get it until he explained it 😔 that crow def smarter than me...

[@visk3t]

*makes a really specific expirement* "If the bird succeeds it will be a world first"

[@odizzido]

haha so true. They could have done a world first with a crow falling into a grinder pit with spikes stabbing as it grinds. Doesn't take away the impressiveness of the crow though. Perhaps the crows can write their own narration next time.

[@Kat-gp6gj]

Yup, that's science for ya...

[@kenohki3492]

If the crow knocked the box with the food off the shelf then picked up the food off the floor, would it count as successfully solving the puzzle?

[@UnwaveringBackBone]

I bet they enhanced this crow with creatine and trainspotting

[@adenowirus]

2:20 The "use everything on everything" stage of playing a point-and-click adventure game.

[@chimkennugget45]

agree😆

[@batman_2004]

Lmao. I can relate to that..

[@fermintenava5911]

And yet, there are so many people who would throw the towel at that :D

[@Villosa64]

Cavemen: Aggressively beating the crap out of the meat container until it breaks

[@zedtech]

Amazing Crow Mind

[@nighthawkimperiumcorporal93]

ZedTech yes indeed

[@VocalLifeDisney]

Crow from knaresborough

[@jakereis1491]

And they still think Owls are the symbol for wisdom and knowledge

[@xnam01]

1970: in 2019 we will have flying cars 2019: crows that are smarter than humans

[@christafranken9170]

Legend has it they don't even need cars to fly

[@akarsh8277]

Lol

[@brandon8946]

I feel like crows have always been smart

[@stormtorch]

@IamTOXIC ML 1930: In the future we will have flying cars 2019: hypocrites in youtube comment section

[@ѕтявяяєѕ]

1:44 if he hasnt done anything yet and is taking his time to look around first....then why are there no stones inside the boxes?

[@ittaisela3314]

Success!

[@GrandTickler]

i knew this was rigged somehow lol. this probably took them weeks to get on tape xD

[@gyanendrakumar2356]

Underrated comment. Your comment needs to top this section

[@omk573]

Probably just an editing thing

[@MeissStream]

You win sir.

[@MythicSuns]

I'm more amazed by the crow operating the camera.

[@shanebell1]

Perfect metaphor for working. Going thru all this for a small reward

[@JonatasAdoM]

My thoughts exactly hahaha

[@jackswegel7422]

thats what government does with us as well

[@jonathanjoestarwithpluck4930]

All that for a drop of blood.

[@adamdownes4725]

Thanos!!!

[@Blondid]

How did he not notice the cameras? Paid actor obviously

[@monke5512]

Woosh

[@janosk8392]

Yes, and nothing much to crow about.

[@southernplaya]

Loooool

[@valdasv9874]

@@monke5512 Who r u wooshing? Yourself?

[@monke5512]

Valdas V huh whats wooshing ?

[@emmaturnermusic]

03:53 - Crow’s expression: Nailed it!

[@JoeSimpson-g3g]

This was a very educational video, my class really enjoyed it.

[@MrChase115]

I’d like to see him Beat Portal 1&2.

[@clintdona4586]

MrChase115 i n c l u d i n g the boss fights

[@Griggsbygriffindore]

“wow” -post Malone

[@thegoldenanvil124]

Pffftt I am sure they can even beat Dark Souls...

[@epsiscell917]

@@thegoldenanvil124 probably silent hill and resident evil 4 on inverted controls

[@lfle9933]

@@epsiscell917 on professional mode in re4, I didn't even have ammo at that point even during my plays 😂 I still don't

[@tonline3266]

If Crows can talk, they're more like Stephen Hawking with wings

[@pedromelgarracine5068]

And yet, they'll be smarter xd

[@mcdonaldskorekiyo7195]

Stephen Hawing.

[@masterpopeyoda3290]

Let's settle this beef.

[@f4zepacino650]

ya mean? stephen hawk?

[@marilynalvarez9951]

They actually CAN talk, I've seen some trained and they really do talk, search for videos on here.

[@basemaus3728]

if the human race passed away, crows and parrots would make the day

[@birdsaregood]

that is exactly what will happen in an age or two.

[@user-wx4nv8xr3d]

that's what they did 65 million years ago

[@appleratpipe]

Human specie, dumb uneducated shit

[@galahcockatoo]

Best comment on KZbin!

[@lucasrobin2788]

John Peric calm down time. You took way too much offense to a comment on the Internet from a stranger. In many ways we ARE dumb uneducated shits, so don’t be all sarcastic with the guy

[@peco3474]

"It seems our little crow friend is redesigning the quantum mechanics"

[@paulolopes5939]

Me: My math test was so dificult!!! Crow: Hold my Beer!

[@alabaster4263]

Lmao a hold my bear joke very original

[@paulolopes5939]

@@alabaster4263 tanks dude 😂😂😂 im a very original guy! 😅

[@Howlingburd19]

Hold my stones* :D

[@paulolopes5939]

@@Howlingburd19 hahaha #improved!!!

[@jrtg1990]

@@Howlingburd19 hold my stick!

[@pck85]

Rise of the planet of the crow... 😂😂😂

[@yukine7]

😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😅

[@galangsuryaanggara1421]

Crow finishes an elaborate puzzle to get food in 4 minutes, and i can’t even get my homework done in a week

[@alexboch4294]

حم

[@cole2368]

2:04 i think this was the best part of the video!! the crow tried using the short stick, but it didnt work! he didnt automatically know to go for the rocks next, which really goes to show that they aren't just taught these routines, they have to work it out themselves.

[@SmevMev]

It would have been interesting to have two of those seesaw boxes, one with a long stick and the other with an item the crow is familiar with, but that obviously wouldn't help it reach the food (a ball, or something). That way, by looking at which box it chose, you could tell if the crow knew it needed a longer stick, or whether it was just solving the box puzzle arbitrarily, because it remembered being rewarded for doing so in the past.

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

This setup would allow researchers to gain a better understanding of the crow's problem-solving abilities and cognitive processes. By providing the crow with different types of challenges, researchers could observe whether the crow is capable of planning and using tools strategically, or if its actions are based on trial and error or simple associative learning. Additionally, comparing the crow's performance on the different tasks could provide insights into the crow's ability to adapt and problem solve in novel situations. This could help researchers understand the extent of the crow's cognitive flexibility and whether it is able to apply previous knowledge and experiences to new tasks. Overall, incorporating multiple types of challenges in the seesaw box experiment could offer a more comprehensive understanding of the crow's problem-solving abilities and shed light on the complexity of its cognitive processes.

[@anoukdevries8144]

Do not get me wrong. It still remains impressive BUT.... I have, for example, taught my cat to hifive me on the hand i'm shaking. But when I get food that gets him to exited he just hifives both of my hands because one of them must be the right one. Unfortunately, I suspect that the crow is doing the same thing... You can see that when he takes out the rocks from the wooden cages, He has no specific goal or reason in mind. He has not thought eight steps in advance. But he is used to solving these 3 puzzles and getting a reward. Therefore he does it anyway. When he went to the stone puzzle in the plastic box he did not think: "I need the long stick so I can reach the meatbite." The crowd thought, rather, "Oh there's that rock puzzle, I've solved it before and got a reward. Lets try that again!" And only after the long stick has fallen out of the box: "Oh look the long stick I can use it to solve that meat stick puzzle." The crow did not think 8 steps in advance. He only solved each of the 3 puzzles individually (like he has done before) as soon as he got the tools to do it. I still love crows. ;)

[@shadowthehedgehog3113]

But the crow has no motive to pull the rocks out nor does it have a motive to get the stick unless it plans to use the rocks to get the stick and use the stick to get the food. Your cat is thinking one step ahead-shake your hand and get the food. Now I am not saying cats aren't intelligent too (although probably not as smart as crows) but the two tests are not equivalent. Heck this puzzle is probably not even immediately intuitive to many humans.

[@Wckupiec]

The Iranian Liberal I think what Anouk is arguing is that when the crow is confronted with a problem it doesn’t understand, it simply completes the puzzles individually because it has been exposed to them before. In the same way, when we don’t know how to solve a problem, we sometimes just do tasks we are used to, without thought to the relationships with other tasks. Only once it solved each puzzle it recognized did it understand the solution to the problem.

[@shadowthehedgehog3113]

That seems a bit far fetched. Especially considering the fact that the crow had no incentive to complete any individual step alone. It also seemed to dive into each task incredibly quickly so its not like its confused.

[@Wckupiec]

The Iranian Liberal The crow has been trained to do these tasks with prior food rewards. It’s incentive is similar to a dog obeying a sit or high five command. It was rewarded in the past for that action, so it performs the action as tools become available. I’m not saying that the crow isn’t smart, but a wild crow would not complete the task without training.

[@shadowthehedgehog3113]

Usually the crow would see the piece of meat in front of it. Here it wasn't. The crow in any case is going to have to think outside the box.

[@samirshah6610]

Crow: I'm clever. Cuckoo bird: hold my egg🤣

[@Jacob-jc2gr]

This joke is gonna go so underappreciated

[@oldschoolpixel4190]

I understood it because I saw Nisemonogatari

[@Thulgore]

I've never heard of it working on crows though.

[@bluepenguin1237]

So underrated 😂😂😂😂

[@Spooferish]

Cuckoo bird normally don't outsmart crows.

[@SUNNYCURLYGIRL]

Speechless.....made me so get a tear for some reason

[@SleekMouse]

2:04 I like how he tried to shortcut it with the short stick first and his face was like, "yeah, didn't really expect that to work."

[@neonconfection]

SleekMouse He tried to work smart before hard. It was a smart little bit of trial and error 😂

[@sagelioneldsouza8230]

SleekMouse shows they could be great future engineers

[@asuratakehaya6884]

SleekMouse when a speedrunner is denied

[@jonathanjoestarwithpluck4930]

What happens when you thought it was an optional quest but the game railroads you into doing it.

[@sagelioneldsouza8230]

Jonathan Joestar with Pluck and im like screw devs

[@mr-qx7sl]

No, crows are not the ultimate problem solvers because they can not fix my marriage.

[@ethangray8527]

To be fair. Nothing can fix your marriage. Like most marriages it was never meant to last.

[@sheevpalpatine6466]

This was not funny at all

[@Rodrigo-tk2fm]

Lol

[@mrblob5413]

Give the crow a shot.. you may find watching the crow distracting enough to stop fighting.

[@shloopydoopersontheloreguy9069]

Give the crow a chance I'm sure with just some stones and a stick he could do a way better job of pleasing your wife than you ever could.

[@PlayStore-jk4gz]

This is just awe-inspiring. Crows deserve high respect.

[@zanelina1]

CSI -Crow scene investigation.

[@arvindhmani06]

2:41 That "aha" moment when it clicks.. his reaction is uncanny! Even we have a similar one