Crows are way smarter than those other black animals. Slightly OT ... Did you know that a flock of crows is called a "murder"? I wonder how that came to be.
It's folklore that crows convened a congress to judge and punish members of the flock that caused trouble. Punishment was death, or murder. Therefore, a flock of crows is a murder(er).
I didn't know that part. Thx.
The crows in my area hold a yearly congress along a row of tall fir trees. One by one they arrive and perch at the top of a tree. New arrivals are either allowed to land in a particular tree or not, and some are not allowed to land at all.
A crow that does not obey the rules is chased off by several others birds. This whole process takes around an hour, it's fascinating to watch.
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