Joshua Klein: The amazing intelligence of crows

http://www.ted.com Hacker and writer Joshua Klein is fascinated by crows. (Notice the gleam of intelligence in their little black eyes?) After a long amateur study of corvid behavior, he's come up with an elegant machine that may form a new bond between animal and human.

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[GreatestSoloEver]

I think people forget that we are animals too....we're not the only species on this planet that is intelligent. It's funny how people flip shit when they see how smart animals are.

[gohuskies94]

Thanks dan

[deadlycheezcake]

@GreatestSoloEver thats cuz crows, like many other birds, will actually choose NOT to fly off the road when a car is coming at them at 60 mph.

[amt253]

A crow goes sledding: watch?v=YP9RnDp_tms

[iloathbirdsss]

this guys a badass

[ulfenstyle]

i think the crow are taking over..

[chessmastor]

nytimes.com/2009/04/12/magazin­e/12letters-t-CORRECTIONS-1.ht­ml

[crudhousefull]

This guy is really really intelligent. Good going!

[lcoll22]

Thumbs up if you hear a crow during this video

[countingmx]

@JOLLYJOEY101 No, but your comment sent me to pogobat. Great channel, thanks!

[countingmx]

One day, I was sitting on a park bench by Vancouver's Stanley Park Seawall. Nearby, a couple of crows were harvesting clams and then dropping them on stones from a great height. They didn't always break. Spotting me, one of the crows dropped a clam at my feet and backed away, looking at me with great intent. I understood immediately: the bird wanted me to smash the clam for him. And so I did. And so the crow ate. I have never again underestimated these talented creatures.