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Crow skiing down a roof

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A one-minute clip of a crow repeatedly sliding down a snowy roof on a small lid, apparently just for fun.

Offered as vivid evidence that animals, crows in particular, play for pleasure and display intelligence beyond survival needs.

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@ryanianian2019 · in “How to tell a raven from a crow (2012)”

This video of a crow repeatedly "skiing" down a roof changed my view of how animals play - I thought it was all "practice-fighting" but this crow seems to be playing "just for the fun of it". [VIDEO]

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@rkagerer2019 · in “Crows could be the smartest animal other than primates”

The "Just for Fun" link[1] leads to some entertaining videos: Skiing down a roof: [VIDEO] My girlfriend's spirit animal: [LINK] Teaming up to provoke a catfight: [LINK] Nipping a sausage: [LINK] [1] [LINK]

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@rewq43212020 · in “Newfound brain structure explains why some birds are so smart”

Somebody posted this video to a previous thread about the intelligence of grows: [VIDEO] It rides a "sled" down a snowy roof, then carries the sled back up to the top, stands on it, and pecks it get it started.

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@reducesuffering2022 · in “Crows possess higher intelligence, thought a primarily human attribute (2020)”

Whereas the nut cracking is cool for the intelligence shown towards survival, the one that truly astounds me is intelligence for the sake of having fun. Crow skiing: [VIDEO]

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@hnlmorg2024 · in “Insects and other animals have consciousness”

Magpies and other crows are very intelligent birds. More intelligent than your average bird. There’s lots of videos online of these fascinating creatures doing clever and fun things. Eg [VIDEO]

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