Wild crows inhabiting the city use it to their advantage - David Attenborough - BBC wildlife

[@PostEpoch]

We used to watch the crows in Washington State put chestnuts under our car tires. It seemed like they had mostly learned to put them in front of my car's tires, because I always pulled forward away from the curb, and under my roommate's tires, because he always backed out of the driveway. Really smart critters. Came out one morning to find around 8 chestnuts in front of each of my tires and a whole bunch of crows sitting in the tree next to our house watching me get into my car!

[@kickkit9]

lol

[@Azmoslam]

+Post Epoch Next time it happens, take a picture of the nuts and the crows.

[@tomtonka1915]

+Post Epoch You should have trolled them and take the nuts for yourself.Thanks fellas!

[@PickleJar251]

you should have cracked them with a hammer and offer them the nuts. they would have worshipped you forever

[@xinic5]

If I crack some nuts for some crows and ravens, will they tell their goddess The Morrigan and she come done and "bust my nut"? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@grytlappar]

Figuring out the pedestrian crossing really takes this over the top!

[@xinic5]

I don't know... There is a biker who "motovlogs" and you see dogs using the crosswalks properly, but not the people... Cause that's "San Bernaghetto" as he says

[@thatdamncrow9197]

J J my man consider that your dog walks along side you so it learns this

[@savioblanc]

I literally had to wait at a zebra crossing because a pigeon saw my car slow down and decided to walk across I was waiting for one pigeon to walk across No humans Just a pigeon

[@laurakoby806]

Yeah, even people struggle with this concept.

[@DEO777]

I once saw a crow fill out a 1040 IRS tax form, then drop it in a mailbox.

[@IanOsmond]

+Duh Enlightened One They're not so bright. He missed, like, four possible exemptions.

[@Peng_Pong]

Also saw a crow do that too, it was holding apartment bill.

[@MeTheRob]

+Duh Enlightened One And it forged your signature.

[@asianthor]

SgtPiggie I once saw a crow correct an IRS agents mistake on my tax penalty payment plan to the government!

[@Herttaseiska]

Holy moley that's impressive!

[@HowlingWolf518]

Just wait 'till they figure out how to push the button...

[@BaffledAlways]

+HowlingWolf518 Was about to say the same thing!

[@nickmagrick7702]

if they were heavy enough, they already would

[@stpaulimdog]

If their beaks were strong enough, I bet they would!

[@brandonwiley4054]

@Klik B take one for the team

[@TheUtuber999]

Some buttons are fitted with an infrared sensor instead of a mechanical push mechanism... so theoretically it should be possible for a crow to trigger it, so long as it's in close enough proximity and enough body heat penetrates through their feathers.

[@KevinSun242]

That crow is a better pedestrian than at least 90% of the people in Boston...

[@silverhawkflash]

That "Don't Walk" sign near Government Center is just a suggestion!

[@johannsebastianbach9003]

Lmao, what about new York 😂😂😂

[@user-ie6jr4bg1w]

Thats because of the usa’s poor infrastructure

[@hiimemily]

As someone who lives just outside Boston: how dare you say something so correct.

[@mamtakajal6217]

It's damn right 😂😂😂😂

[@ghostofdayinperson]

I love crows so much

[@austinhampton7999]

Literally EVERYTHING about this bird says intelligence and how to apply it effectively. Crows are so clever

[@jjk2one]

Back in the 80's I remember hearing that animals have no rational thinking. When I came home and saw that my dog covered his poop with the kitchen rug and watched my face to see what I was going to do, I figured animals can think rationally.

[@slickstrings]

I saw a crow once in a dog walking park in sydney. in the middle there was a big waterbowl sort of thing for the dogs to drink from. This crow flew in and dropped a couple of bits of dry uncooked pasta into the water, flew off and waited for them to soften up before coming back and collecting and eating them. just amazing.

[@becky1992]

This is what the magpies and crows do in my garden if I put out nuts for the birds 👍🏻 they use the birdbath to soften bread too

[@77chonyc]

This bird is smarter than a lot of people i know!!!

[@bloggermouth]

There was a crow who took up residence at the local zoo. He would greet visitors with a well annunciated "Hello". There is so much that goes on in the mind of an animal that we have no idea of.

[@solitarianihilista1454]

Laugh now, but one day they'll be in charge.

[@crowttubebot3075]

Yes. Yes we will.

[@CatBahptista]

I love you both.

[@SolamenteVees]

You need a “Birds” shirt from ObviousPlant

[@typacsk]

I, for one, welcome etc etc.

[@rightway244]

@@typacsk They are already more intelligent than humans, but humans would never believe that. They are more intelligent in a sense that they do not make life dificult for themselves. They dont kill each other in wars, and they dont give away their lives away in meaningles labour for corporations who dont give a damn. So far they are doing much better than humanity is

[@kemblephotography]

TIL crows use crosswalks better than humans do.

[@TosTinMan]

Yeah, they do that around here too. Unfortunately, sometimes they drop the nut on your windshield.

[@JackBlackNinja]

TosTinMan Ugh, I hate it when crows bust a nut on my windshield.

[@kiekie84]

JackBlackNinja Lol 😂 omg I am in the goofiest mood right now and your comment just made my day thanks for that

[@RoMiner]

😳

[@betoen]

Please, Mr. Attenborough, please never die.

[@brd8764]

Biology student.

[@kotarojujo2737]

2023 and still kicking his ass

[@probably6755]

AI will preserve his voice for eternity.

[@LaisvaFoto]

Dolphins have to step up cause crows are in the lead now.

[@tytracknctzens4953]

how are they gonna step up when they don't have feet?

[@folvaen]

@@tytracknctzens4953 grow some

[@ethanotoroculus1060]

They've already begun beaching themselves for food. They're jumping back into the game it seems!

[@senyoreeta4428]

Dolphins do not know to see the your comments on this video to step up!

[@alexk9642]

@@folvaen i mean darwin already did so

[@ShanesAutos]

Very impressive! Think if I was driving in Tokyo and saw a nut in the road id run over it on purpose just for the crow.

[@Notfast86]

me too!

[@benburress9481]

If I saw it I'd get out and steal it and see what happened

[@pankourlaut]

You get hit by a bus and they feed on you (their master plan)

[@tun4046]

@@benburress9481 *crow will remember that*

[@johneduardoctavianoiv9749]

@@pankourlaut 👏

[@YehNahYehAyy]

Crows use pedestrian crossings better than 80% of people I know.

[@lucasw122333]

One of them had to learn it itself in order for the others to mimic the behavior. They may learn from each other, but they also learn on their own. They're some smart birds.

[@duhZeckza]

crows are good peoples

[@nicelogin2]

This video was filmed in Japan. One time I witnessed the exact same thing over at where I worked (west coast of the U.S.). The crow dropped a walnut at a not-so-much-traffic cross walk. I knew it could take hours to get that nut cracked, so I walked up and stepped on the nut, and then hid away. The crow knew I was watching from far away, so we both stood at our spots for a while. I wonder how the crows could perform such a unique technique even they are so far apart.

[@BrendaPatten1977]

I've loved crows since first grade when I read a book about a boy that had a pet crow. I once watched a crow pull a bag of fries out of a garbage can, then pick up by the bottom and fly up releasing it's contents. I love how they use cross walks.

[@oswaldchavez85]

Brenda Patten Ive seen seagulls{flying rats} do the trash can thing to, but they are not as smart as these badass crows!!

[@BrendaPatten1977]

Oswald Chavez I agree. Crows are smarter and more civilized than sea gulls in my opinion. :)

[@Fr0st1989]

Damn crows are crafty. Insanely intelligent too. Saw one using my kitchen window as a mirror the other day - it had gotten a bit of dandelion in it's feathers and was using the reflection to see where they were.

[@Gothead420]

I love these very smart cuddly creatures.And they can talk!Some Crows on an phlippine-island are able to build their own tools out of grass and palmtrees.Amazing!

[@legitbeans9078]

Hello 17 years in the future! Im not sure about cuddly but they are amazing animals.

[@Gothead420]

@@legitbeans9078 That comment is 17 years old, holy moly.😅

[@legitbeans9078]

@@Gothead420 Right? Pretty crazy lol

[@sradactyl]

I once saw a crow collaborate on a Tom Waits' album, real innovative stuff man.

[@Brookishah-vx9pf]

This is so cool. My biology teacher has asked us to watch this video to help us understand animal tool use. I never knew crows were so smart!

[@OnceTheyNamedMeiWasnt]

I could really crow to like these birds.

[@ChillyUK77]

A crow has started to sit on my fence nearly everyday, so today I thought id open the window slowly and give it some food, it would stare at me and everything I was doing intensely. I droped a few bits of bread and it seemed apprehensive about picking them up, when I reached out to feed it however the crow took the piece of bread ate a little then droped it but seemed much more interested in the window. It enjoyed toasted bread with butter much more, theres something about crows vs other birds.

[@0omatthewo0]

''days 46th, they still think i'm human''

[@Nautypaw]

ahh the one voice on TV that will never cease to teach me something, thank you Sir David Attenborough thank you for joining the BBC so many years ago, and taking me on wild adventures through my TV as a kid

[@emmceeee]

OMG! That is so impressive! It makes me wonder from whence did the expression "bird brain" (as an insult) derive?!! ;)

[@rcacavi6593]

My dog waited for the green light walking around town. Since I saw him I never had fear anymore of his journey trips around the town. He passed away in october at 17 yo, after an amazing life.

[@anamariaagra4277]

Eles são super inteligentes. Jogar as nozes e esperar que um carro quebre! Nossa! Os olhos que visão!

[@erasermotorlizard]

I've seen a crow do this here in Tacoma. crows are sooo fascinating!

[@friskystapler]

haha I love how he waited for the light

[@PanduAsli]

They have my respect.

[@yikes5438]

I love crows, they are so smart!

[@Firstthunder]

Crows. I frigging LOVE you!

[@mm69pl]

i love these birds...so intelligent.

[@prodigyinthemaking]

I was just getting off my lunch break and as I was parking I hit a walnut, I look behind me and a crow is eating it. It was even placed in a major walkway to my work, shits insane man...

[@yooo9999]

That bird was adorable.

[@sarah7755]

these crows are smarter than i am

[@tacones27NLA]

This is brilliant. I heard the author of a study talk about how crows can recognize faces - unlike people who can't generally recognize one crow from another.

[@billpaxton7525]

Yeah, absolutely. And they can remember it for years.

[@npaul4171]

This video never gets old. What's most amusing to me is how most humans can't correctly use a crosswalk, yet crows can...

[@BatShakerJami]

Crows are so cute, I wish I had one as a pet, or perhaps a raven.

[@raynieves8811]

I found out that they’re highly sensitive to eye contact and even WHERE we are looking. I’ve seen bluejays do the same in person. You turn just your eyes at the, and they fly away. They don’t even like us making direct eye contact. Highly intelligent animals.

[@delantwine4081]

I just experienced that EYE CONTACT TODAY That’s why I’m here I feed him and UNLIKE pigeons are seagulls The CROW will WAIT until you LEAVE then grab the FOOD

[@JJONNYREPP]

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[@johannsebastianbach9003]

Lmao they can even figure out the color of traffic lights on when its gonna stop😂😂 what an intelligent bird

[@TheUtuber999]

Either that or they pick up on the cue that it is safe when they see cars stopping and/or humans start crossing.

[@Snotlingfondler]

amazing, do not underestimate the crow, he is cunning and beautiful!

[@10animallover10]

these birds are so intelligent and so cool^^ love them^^ and I like it when David Attenborough is talking. He has such a good voce for these things^^

[@Femmefatale1990]

They're really intelligent birds. Ravens too. Crows can actually distinguish human's because of our faces.

[@heimdall4148]

Hello, you wrote this when you where 20 and now you are 33. Just wanted to say that to you. Ok, bye.

[@thefitzthewitz]

I have seen a crow do this in my city a few months back when I was walking back to my house. It's amazing!

[@HybridSoldier777]

Wow! Even animals are moving foward with technology

[@user-io8hk5vl1o]

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[@MrDarshD]

Amazing intelligence

[@farmerne]

If I wouldn't have seen it, I wouldn't have believed it. Amazing!

[@BijouBakson]

I use to hate crows... for no reason! Now I'm an admirer!

[@lionGphan]

man how smart is that! WOW!

[@SeptemberChild65]

crows are so smart and awesome. Make fun of me now, but I love them. They are smarter than most humans

[@Sanngot]

Wow! That was amazing! Crows are amazing! And ravens too. The more I see crows lately, the more I appreciate them. I just wonder how it must feel to be a pedestrian waiting to cross the road and then see a crow beside you waiting to cross the road too. I don't know. It wouldn't freak me out, but it would seem strange.

[@TheOnePistol]

This is why I love birds.

[@lastmiddlefirst]

wow, crows got some badass problem solvin skills

[@tubeofyou]

The pigeons in our town use the pedestrian crossing signal and the crosswalk to get to the other side of the street! ;)

[@lucasqwert1]

why they dont fly to the other side ? its better energy-consumption-wise ?

[@LchanOtakudom]

Not only do these smart birds know to drop a nut in traffic to crack open the shell, but THEY WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE SO THEY CAN GET THE NUT SAFELY!?!? THAT IS SO COOL!!!!

[@FloraWest]

The more I learn about crows, the nicer I am to them. That way, when they are our bird overlords, they will think well of me.

[@MustafaLund]

WOW TOO CLEVER !!! THEY HAVE A REAL STEP BY STEP PROCESS!

[@Calmarix0069]

that bird is smarter than most of the people i know

[@giorgievgenidze9316]

sir david attenborugh

[@davidrocha6863]

I can't believe this. It can't be true.

[@pestmanpat]

evidence of intelligence and adaptability,a testament to there creator.

[@cwaddle]

I don't know if I am as clever as a crow and I'm not disappointed at myself

[@ShotgunRocket]

This is why crows are my favorite bird.

[@unluckyeddie6967]

That's pretty amazing what crows can do

[@mohanicus]

ive never ever thought of crows working like that before. see!! thats david attenborough. what a ledgend.

[@brucetaylor8848]

What a brilliant video....crow power

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

When you see a crow standing at a crossing, might as well press the button for the little one.

[@Zennuts1]

Crows are awesome.

[@cheezebagz729]

Some people say AI will take over the world, those people have never met a crow

[@iannalemme]

I just saw one outside doing this, crows are so smart

[@AE-gl6cb]

'bird brain' used to be an insult you'd hear a lot on American cartoons but it doesn't really work..If anything it means that you're crafty, innovative and intelligent

[@invi8066]

"dog brain" is what we use now

[@Dornatum]

What a smart bird. I want one as my pet

[@Powerranger-le4up]

Wild animals don't make good pets.

[@jburtonca]

Dornatum These birds are so smart they'd make you THEIR pet.

[@alexk9642]

you probably dont want one as a pet but you can befriend them!

[@amosamwig8394]

stay away human

[@salabajzer138]

amazing birds, crows and african gray

[@kaveac]

wow, pretty incredible adaptation.

[@RennovaMOCs]

I guess we now know why the *crow* crossed the road: it wanted a simple snack.

[@alexk9642]

@@annabourbon i mean it wasn't THAT funny

[@markswitzer6425]

I LOVE CROWS!!!

[@stacyboudreau123]

Mind. Is. Blown.

[@weix62]

no non è possiblle! troppo bello!

[@laurakoby806]

This crow is my hero.

[@kookookid123]

I left a plastic ziplock bag with a sandwich in it on a table and a raven swooped down and flew away with it.

[@DGoingCommando]

That doesn't mean they're intelligent.

[@milton3204]

DG Commando Ravens are pretty intelligent though. lol

[@pinkfire29]

wow! they are so smart! I just hope that they are careful in walking on the roads like that

[@ennui406]

Crows are so cool!

[@1ballerina]

Perfection! I love them!

[@MaiAriSquee]

I love you, David Attenborough!

[@Fuleadeare]

Exactly. After all, humans do the same exact thing--that's why we go to school. Crows are so massively intelligent it's amazing. Sometimes when I hear them talking to each other in my yard, I can swear they have syntax...

[@MettanAtem]

Those are some damn clever birds.

[@BuzzTeddyHead]

OY !! BBC I pay my licence fee. Why am I sitting through adverts !!

[@LameIsTheName]

These crows would make badass animal companions after a few thousand years more of evolution.

[@creativityzero9407]

I've already heard that crows can be very intelligent. However, how could i have imagined that they know how to refine their techniques? In fact, very surprising.

[@Corazon806]

After what I have just seen in this video, I believe anything is possible!

[@chevon1920]

OMG, that is the coolest thing I've seen all week!

[@xkilla911]

did that crow just caught a nut that bounced off the ground like some basketball sport 0:20

[@ronharvey8521]

I was in a motorway service station in Scotland yesterday. I threw some food for the birds.( I had some leftover chips id bough hours earlier) I could not believe my eyes when a crow picked up a hard chip and decided it was too hard. The crow then walked 10 meters to a puddle and began to push the chip around the water until it was soft enough to eat.IF ANYONE SUSPECTS THESE SMART CROWS ON KZbin ARE TRAINED THIS CROW WAS A WILD BIRD