Crows Form, Nurse, and Share Grudges Against People

[perfectinsanity]

I don't believe intelligence entirely resides within, or is solely contained by, a brain. I know, I know, brain scientists (I was once married to one) think that it's all electrical signals along neurons, but I personally don't think so. I think the brain may be an organ that receives "mind" and transmits it to the body, but not that it contains the mind in some sort of closed system. Therefore, physical size of a brain would not have any great bearing on intelligence per se.

Crows can be taught to speak human, just like Myna Birds and parrots. There is an old wives tale that their tongues must be split first, but that's bunk. They can be taught with all of their facilities intact. There was one in West Virginia that used to go along picking in tire tracks on dirt roads who would randomly yell "play ball!" from hanging out with kids - but he hung out with adults, too. Once he was eating out of the dog's dish, to which the dog took exception, and rushed the crow, snapping at it. The crow retreated of course ('cause they ain't stupid!), lit on a fence post, and commenced to cursing the dog in terms that would make a sailor blush - in plain English.

More than that, crows have a language of their own. Call it "crowish" I guess. They have different terms for various dangers - one call for a hawk, another for a man of foot, and yet another for a man on foot who is carrying a gun... and they know and communicate the difference in the degree and type of danger each poses. I've used that to advantage myself - crows make excellent lookouts and sentries, if you know how to listen to them.

There is a lot more "intelligence" and communication amongst the denizens of the woods than most humans realize - probably rejecting the idea because of their preconceived notions that they are the pinnacles of evolution... a self-appointed position based upon an imaginary concept. Humans seem to have been taught by society to be legends in their own minds, and the net result of that is that many or most have lost the ability to tap in to the over-mind present all around them, choosing instead to believe it does not exist, because that would assail their self-important position at the supposed pinnacle of creation.

Crows haven't lost that.

What a fascinating post, thankyou for that knowledge. :) 

As Humans, we tend to think we are the smartest of them all, but really we are not, take wars for example.. We might have technology but technically that doesn't make us smart, more money goes on technology for negative purposes than good in this world. 

I read recently about how plants communicate with eachother that was an amazing article if anyone is interested you can find it here - Plants are smarter than you think