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Crows are the smartest birds in the animal kingdom who give zero ducks. Want proof? Just take a look at any of the funny photos below. Crows (and corvids, the family that includes crows, ravens, rooks, and magpies), like to pull the tails of birds and animals who are twice as big as them because they are not afraid. Some argue that this unusual bird behavior was developed to snatch food away - but the other theory is that these cool birds simply like to behave like major assholes.
Also, if you think there's nothing cooler than a bald eagle flying up high in the sky in all its terrifying glory - think again. Crows use majestic eagles as their chauffer boys and personal taxi drivers to take them where they need to go.
One of these intelligent animals even stole the dentures from a man who saved his life - first stealing the poor guy's heart, and then, his smile. Do you need more evidence of the incredible badassery of these smart animals?
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Crow Riding On The Back Of A Bald Eagle
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Do You Have A Minute To Talk About Our Lord And Savior Edgar Allan Poe?
#3
Dog Tail, Bird Bait
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Crow Gives No F*cks
#5
Wrong Neighborhood Motherf*cker
#6
Crows Are Damn Smart
#7
"I'm Gonna Stand On Your Head Charlie." "Go For It."
#8
There Is A Raven In Front Of My Kitchen. He Just Sits There, Stares At Me And Doesn't Give A F*ck
#9
Fly Still, I'm About To Land
#10
Man Saves Crow's Life, Crow Steals Man's Teeth. He Stole His Heart. Then, His Smile.
#11
Crows Like To Pull Tails. Some Think It's To Distract Other Animals, Some Think It's For Fun
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Look Me In The Eye, Wolf
#13
I'm A Simple Crow: I See A Bag Unattended - I Take It
#14
Don't Even Think About It
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Random Friendly Crow Appeared, Wanted To Take A Selfie, When "F*ck You Eye!"
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Crow Bothering Eagle
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Crow Trying To Steal A Snack Straight From Dog's Mouth
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So Much Cooler Than You'll Ever Be
#19
Ducks Vs Ravens
Amanda Panda 7 years ago
"Back the duck up, we aren't ducking around here, cross the line, you die"
#20
This Jackdaw Pinching Hair From A Horse's Back
#21
I Shared My Lunch With A Raven Today
#23
Cats Don't Belong In Trees According To This Crow And He's Going To Fix It
Intensive Panda 7 years ago
cats thoughts in pic 1) is he gone? 2) he is right behind me, isn't he? 3) nope? where is he?!
#24
And Don't Ever Set A Foot Here Again!
#25
Somebody's About To Eat Crow For Dinner
#26
Jealous Of That Fur
#27
The New Chainsaw Massacre Has Found It's New Star
#28
Yesterday A Crow Tried To Steal My Picnic Blanket And I Didn't Really Say Anything
Anderson Moorer 7 years ago
What's the worst is when they squeegee your windshield and then demand money.
#29
Should I Slap This Crow?
#30
Crow Vs Polar Bear
#31
A Crow Hitches A Ride On The Back Of A Vulture
#33
Australian Ravens And Eastern Osprey. Image Says It All
#34
The Bravest Crow In The World Or The Most Foolish
#35
Raven Don't Care
#36
He Really Has Balls
Aunt Messy 7 years ago
Eagles - both Bald and Golden - are great at fishing. It's hilarious to watch them. There's a pond at the base of the Bennett Dam in BC that the staff stock with trout so they can go fishing on their lunch breaks. It's an eagle smorgasbord. They squabble like a bunch of teenaged girls over their catch, and the crows and ravens are right there, stealing their fish while they argue.
#37
Crow Picking On A Wiener
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Not Scared At All
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Can't Wait For His Turn
#40
Crow Pulling The Tail Feather Of An Eagle To Distract It From The Fish It Is Eating
#41
Seagull Vs. Crow
#42
Cape Crow Riding A Tawny Eagle In The Kgalagadi
#43
A Picture Of The Day I Was Teaching My Pet Raven Shiva How To Eat A Scorpion
Shauday Smith 7 years ago
How did you teach it to eat a scorpion? did you just toss a scorpion at it and said, "figure it out." and The m***a effin did because it's a Raven and badass?
#45
Another Asshole Crow
#47
Please, Be A Good Wolfie, Give Me Your Bone
#48
Harassing This Snowy Owl
#49
Corvid Telling This Buzzard To Straighten Up And Fly Right
#50
One Of Our Garden Crows Pulling The Tail Of A Squirrel
Tammy Chapman 7 years ago
I can just see the payback for this. Squirrel gathers friends and finds crow's perch or nest and they just start pelting it with acorns and rocks.
#52
Looking Danger In The Eye
#53
The Thief
#54
This One Is Always Up For A Drink
#56
Even More Brave When Together
#58
He's Such A Bully
#59
Just Keep Walking
#62
First They Steal Your Food, Then They Steal Your Dog
#63
Not Scared At All
#65
What A Strange Cat
Final score:
19points
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Bad Ass Crow
Eachann Úlfhrafn 7 years ago
Corvids [and many other birds] consume tobacco -- as in, they eat it -- to ward off parasites and kill intestinal worms. Had a crow we rescued, years ago, and he kept nickin' my husband's tobacco, straight from the pouch... or the end of the cig, before he'd get it lit XD
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Asshole
#68
The Attack Of The Crow
#69
Tail Pulling Meanie
#72
On The Boss Head
Final score:
7points
Raven 7 years ago
Drive-by comment on this entire beautiful thread of corvid photos: we didn't newly need *proof* (despite enjoying examples) that corvids are clever-but-annoying a******s who don't give a damn, the "biggest badasses of the animal kingdom" -- the very fact that we ourselves [use the term] "crow" in victory is a reference in our language to the long well-known corvid habit of audibly gloating over such successes.
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John L 7 years ago
Most of the actions of these crows really have a purpose. They are very territorial and know predators can easily attack their nests and steal the hatchlings for food. They are just running them off. Also, large birds like to preen like all others, but it is not all that easy to do this to the tail portion. Crows can help by pulling out the old feathers. As for the horse and other large mammals, they have pests that need to be removed. Crows can help and have something to eat, along with loose hair for nests. Add that to their carefree attitude, and they are the James Dean of the animal kingdom.
J. Guigon 7 years ago
Black-billed magpies (not sure about other corvids) also engage in "daring" games as a means of elevating themselves in the social order of their groups. The braver the magpie, the higher their status among their group.
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Nancy E 7 years ago
Crows are much smarter than most realize. If you've read 'Gifts of the Crow' you know how smart. They can tell time, recognize faces , have emotions, they like to have; they bring gifts, etc. Perhaps the most amazing story in "Gifts of the Crow" concerns a group of New Caledonian crows. A study published in 2010 documented how these birds solved a food-fetching problem by using a three-stage strategy: "pulling up a string that held a short stick tool, then using the short tool to get a longer stick tool, and finally using the longer stick to push food out of a hole in a box." It didn't matter whether these crows had previous experience with the tools; they all solved the problem with little effort.
Amber Ice 7 years ago
I didn't read it but know they're part of the smartest birds group and also smartest animals... Maybe I'm gonna read it ;)
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Kate Yeti 7 years ago
Didn't get a picture, but I saw a big, ol' raven fighting a much bigger goose! Geese are mean, especially around here. This raven was even meaner! It tore out a bunch of down feathers, fought the goose, chased it away, and returned to collect the down! That clever bird is going to have a cozy nest! :D
John L 7 years ago
Most of the actions of these crows really have a purpose. They are very territorial and know predators can easily attack their nests and steal the hatchlings for food. They are just running them off. Also, large birds like to preen like all others, but it is not all that easy to do this to the tail portion. Crows can help by pulling out the old feathers. As for the horse and other large mammals, they have pests that need to be removed. Crows can help and have something to eat, along with loose hair for nests. Add that to their carefree attitude, and they are the James Dean of the animal kingdom.
J. Guigon 7 years ago
Black-billed magpies (not sure about other corvids) also engage in "daring" games as a means of elevating themselves in the social order of their groups. The braver the magpie, the higher their status among their group.
Load More Replies... Nancy E 7 years ago
Crows are much smarter than most realize. If you've read 'Gifts of the Crow' you know how smart. They can tell time, recognize faces , have emotions, they like to have; they bring gifts, etc. Perhaps the most amazing story in "Gifts of the Crow" concerns a group of New Caledonian crows. A study published in 2010 documented how these birds solved a food-fetching problem by using a three-stage strategy: "pulling up a string that held a short stick tool, then using the short tool to get a longer stick tool, and finally using the longer stick to push food out of a hole in a box." It didn't matter whether these crows had previous experience with the tools; they all solved the problem with little effort.
Amber Ice 7 years ago
I didn't read it but know they're part of the smartest birds group and also smartest animals... Maybe I'm gonna read it ;)
Load More Replies... Kate Yeti 7 years ago
Didn't get a picture, but I saw a big, ol' raven fighting a much bigger goose! Geese are mean, especially around here. This raven was even meaner! It tore out a bunch of down feathers, fought the goose, chased it away, and returned to collect the down! That clever bird is going to have a cozy nest! :D
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