Do Crows Have Funerals?

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New research suggests that crows gather when another crow dies. Are they mourning?
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When a crow dies, other crows gather around and linger over the body, almost like a funeral. But are they mourning? Or does this ritual mean something else?
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  • @paulbains9152
    @paulbains91523 жыл бұрын

    Its not just crows , that they have funerals for . My Mother died , in the early 90s . She had green houses . When she washed the pots for the bedding plants , the crows would ride on the edge of the wheel barrow , and poke at the empty pots in the water , being washed . Some of them would walk along with her . They were her friends . She died at home , after a long illness . That afternoon , the crows lined the gutters of here house , shoulder to shoulder , until dark . I dont know how they would have known she had died that day . It was a very impressive thing to see .

  • @jayjenkins6021

    @jayjenkins6021

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing....

  • @mikedoss9777

    @mikedoss9777

    2 жыл бұрын

    Crazy! I used to work at a cemetery, and twice, I witnessed at least 50 crows attend a funeral.

  • 2 жыл бұрын

    Oh my god you just melted my heart 🥹😭 I want to be friends with crows for my entire life too

  • @George-jn8qr

    @George-jn8qr

    Жыл бұрын

    Birds aren’t even real you silly folks

  • @GladDestronger

    @GladDestronger

    Жыл бұрын

    wonder what the research crow tell their pals when they're released?

  • @CorinneIsIn
    @CorinneIsIn3 жыл бұрын

    They're not only smart, they are affectionate. I have one that followed me from my last home to this one. He now has a mate and they greet me every day, no matter what time I come outside. They most certainly know me and they lose their sh*t if I don't respond back in the time they expect me to. Fascinating birds. They make me feel connected with nature like no other creature has.

  • @hopsta5628

    @hopsta5628

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are so lucky, they recognise faces and know who their friends are.

  • @robincharles7057

    @robincharles7057

    3 жыл бұрын

    😯 Do you feed them? He must really like you to have relocated 🤗

  • @Femmefatale1990

    @Femmefatale1990

    2 жыл бұрын

    Did you use to feed them or something? they definitely remember something kind you did.

  • @avrevs
    @avrevs7 жыл бұрын

    Yes! I have seen this. One day a grackle (which is a similar bird) asked me to help it. His mate had been hit by a car. I got her out of the road, but she was already dead. I laid her in the grass and about 8 of them gathered near her in the grass. The male walked around his mates body, then walked around her in the opposite direction. All of the birds lowered their heads and were completely silent for a few moments. Then they all flew off together. It was amazing. I've never thought about birds the same since then.

  • @kaktotak8267

    @kaktotak8267

    6 жыл бұрын

    Not all birds have human level intelligence, but crows do.

  • @TheTaterTotP80

    @TheTaterTotP80

    6 жыл бұрын

    Wrong. Pretty much all creatures who have been studied for intelligence display it. Birds, fish, mammals, insects etc.

  • @sonuva2003

    @sonuva2003

    3 жыл бұрын

    maybe some day we and they might even communicate

  • @Badr11198

    @Badr11198

    3 жыл бұрын

    Crow burial is mentionned in the Quran chapter 5, verse 31:"Then Allah sent a crow digging the ground, to show him how to cover his brother's corpse. He said, "Woe to me! I was unable to be like this crow, and bury my brother's corpse." So he became full of regrets."

  • @asmodeus1274

    @asmodeus1274

    3 жыл бұрын

    Grackles are no where in the ball park compared to crows. They’re a nasty bird.

  • @DeepDarkGames
    @DeepDarkGames3 жыл бұрын

    actually yes. grad students rounded up crows and did experiments and released them. Those crows harassed the students even when they returned decades later as alumni

  • @kellyburket6955

    @kellyburket6955

    3 жыл бұрын

    They can pass your description to their Young so that they can recognize you the first time they see you!

  • @midnightmosesuk
    @midnightmosesuk3 жыл бұрын

    Vin Diesel: "I just don't understand it! I keep being attacked by these big flocks of angry crow's!" Crows: "Vin Diesel must die!"

  • @rowynnecrowley1689
    @rowynnecrowley16896 жыл бұрын

    The adage goes: If you help a crow, you'll have a friend for life, but if you wrong a crow, it will dog you for the rest of its days.

  • @HamabaJuJu

    @HamabaJuJu

    3 жыл бұрын

    When I find one running on my roof, I look it right in the eye and telepathically tell it: "I will F--- you up". Then they never run or bang on my roof again.

  • @WetAdek

    @WetAdek

    3 жыл бұрын

    I helped a freezing to death crow once, she was lying in snow barely moving but enough for me to try and help. Took her home, gave her warmth, food and water. She seemed very grateful and friendly. As she got better I opened up the window so she can go but she went outside, realized that its cold af outside so she came back in and spent the night at my house. That was a great day for us both. Didnt saw her since then again though.

  • @jimmythepowerful

    @jimmythepowerful

    3 жыл бұрын

    So you swallow?

  • @TauCu

    @TauCu

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@HamabaJuJu haha

  • @AbsentWithoutLeaving

    @AbsentWithoutLeaving

    Жыл бұрын

    @@WetAdek But you are a legend in that crow community!

  • @Arcadiia
    @Arcadiia7 жыл бұрын

    woah, wait. Did she have to wear the mask because crows/ravens are notorious for remembering the face of their enemies? was this a way to keep her safe? LOL

  • @Melanth89

    @Melanth89

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yes, and it gets even worse- not only do they remember enemies, they'll communicate that you are hostile to other crows they meet.

  • @___LC___

    @___LC___

    6 жыл бұрын

    YES. They remember and they attack.

  • @nickbroadhurst2050

    @nickbroadhurst2050

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yes. If you are their friend, they, and all their nearby relative families will offer you protection. Magpies, which I know well, and are relatives to crows, attack enemies and anyone who could be an enemy in spring, but if you feed any of them, you will not be attacked and you can walk immune to their hostilities around their nests and habitats for miles around.

  • @frankocean001

    @frankocean001

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes it’s very important a scientist did it’s research...and just remember they can attack.

  • @Natashahoneypot

    @Natashahoneypot

    3 жыл бұрын

    I noticed that the scientist used someone else to wear a mask and hold the dead bird. So I'm reckoning that wearing a mask does nothing at all!

  • @dancingdark4527
    @dancingdark45272 жыл бұрын

    I’ve seen several crow funerals. And knew it was that because afterward you see the dead bird(s). Once we had a horrible storm so bad there were a few that fell from the sky. They get together in a huge group and freak out. All screaming. It’s actually sad because you know. I also saw a lynx steal a squirrel and the other squirrels freaked out and cried for hours. All animals are sentient. Prove me wrong.

  • @lindaliriel

    @lindaliriel

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed. Animals don't deserve the way humanity treats them

  • @robertvanlanen7860

    @robertvanlanen7860

    Жыл бұрын

    I believe all animals are self-aware. Not only sentient, but sapient. I believe emotions are at the core of survival. I know research says otherwise, but I can't deny the observations I've made of animals of all shapes and sizes.

  • @Fahrenheit4051

    @Fahrenheit4051

    11 ай бұрын

    Nah, we should determine sentience on a case-by-case basis. Show me evidence that sponges are sentient.

  • @ianprado1488
    @ianprado14883 жыл бұрын

    Imagine walking through a park and seeing a masked person holding a dead crow

  • @MessOfThings

    @MessOfThings

    Жыл бұрын

    Even if the crows don't, I would flag that as a dangerous place and not return

  • @eightbitsurrenderomi4148

    @eightbitsurrenderomi4148

    Жыл бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing

  • @bobvargo1872

    @bobvargo1872

    Ай бұрын

    Ahh lol

  • @dracofirex
    @dracofirex3 жыл бұрын

    That crow going back to the wild is going to have some really crazy stories to tell the bros back home.

  • @tantzer6113
    @tantzer61133 жыл бұрын

    The crows, famous for their curiosity, are gathering to study the weird behavior of the humans who put on freaky masks and place taxidermic crows on the ground.

  • @implicaverse
    @implicaverse6 жыл бұрын

    I'm looking at that scene where he's putting the sedated crow into a scanner, and I'm thinking, "Alien abduction."

  • @rg3595

    @rg3595

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too.

  • @tinarichardson8258
    @tinarichardson82585 жыл бұрын

    They do feel for the dead !! I witnessed it first hand .. I live on the ocean and beside me was a abandoned house ,it was like a park , beautiful big trees .. lots of crows called them home ... in the mornings they would be so noisy.. every morning I would take my paddle boat out and paddle around the inlet .. when I came back I saw a dead crow on my stairs . It looked old .. so I thought it just died , so I tossed it into the ocean .... OMG .. all of a sudden the sky went black ..I kid you not ... hundreds of crows came out of the trees .. I was terrified .. and they were so noisy ,and they just kept circling.. when my ex !! Got home he told me he was bb gunning these birds and got one ... OMG !! So this is Karma .. I had a purple Tracker and He had a big black pickup .. every morning his truck was plastered with poo .. and my tracker was fine ..even thou we were parked somewhat beside each other ...so I’m a true believer that they do morn .. and I wish I had my phone with me and taped it .. it was out of this word .

  • @MrSpaceMees

    @MrSpaceMees

    3 жыл бұрын

    yep karma, definitely deserved that.

  • @paulmccray4055

    @paulmccray4055

    3 жыл бұрын

    illegal to kill crows, in America at least

  • @ellenpaaimans1
    @ellenpaaimans14 жыл бұрын

    fantastic I feed some crows they know me and my dog and they protect my dog

  • @terraespiritus4895

    @terraespiritus4895

    4 жыл бұрын

    That is so awesome! I would love to have a murder of crows protect me and my pets!

  • @presidentlouis-napoleonbon8889

    @presidentlouis-napoleonbon8889

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@terraespiritus4895 And peck home invaders.

  • @terraespiritus4895

    @terraespiritus4895

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@presidentlouis-napoleonbon8889 yes and that too!

  • @sct3339

    @sct3339

    3 жыл бұрын

    I feed a family where i live and they protect me from other birds. Red tails and yesterday they came to protect me from 10 turkey vultures that were curious about me. Crows are truly amazing

  • @domestique3954

    @domestique3954

    3 жыл бұрын

    I raised one for 12 weeks last year and it was awesome! They are even more intelligent than a dog....🤔

  • @theDOVAHKIN1998
    @theDOVAHKIN19982 жыл бұрын

    I remember I helped a crow during massive heatwave he wouldn't fly but he kept cawing at me and my friends we thought we to close to the nest but turns out it wanted help. It let us pick him up and pet him gently he was very calm we brought him to our workplace out of sun. I babysat him all day through my shift until finally cooled off and flew away. Very amicable little guy hope hes OK still haha

  • @SCP01986
    @SCP019866 жыл бұрын

    I'm going to feel sorry for the next big-eared bald guy walking through there...

  • @KP-zb1tr

    @KP-zb1tr

    6 жыл бұрын

    Semi Perfect Cell lol

  • @dhooth

    @dhooth

    3 жыл бұрын

    Semi Perfect Cell lol

  • @ISE9

    @ISE9

    3 жыл бұрын

    Semi Perfect Cell lol

  • @thedarkbandit580

    @thedarkbandit580

    3 жыл бұрын

    Semi Perfect Cell lol

  • @crescentmp3

    @crescentmp3

    3 жыл бұрын

    Semi Perfect Cell lol

  • @kevinericsnell4092
    @kevinericsnell40927 жыл бұрын

    There was a mated pair that lived in a neighbor's backyard when I was a teenager. When one died in the nest, the other lingered there for long periods for months afterwards. I can't tell the sexes apart for crows, but I called the survivor "The Widow Raven."

  • @kellyburket6955

    @kellyburket6955

    3 жыл бұрын

    They mate for life, and are very attached! The male is a little larger, so if you see a pair you can pick them out, and if you see them enough you can still tell which is which.

  • @FireSurge
    @FireSurge8 жыл бұрын

    Replace crow with human for this video and get that creepy alien abduction vibe.

  • @theonlylauri

    @theonlylauri

    7 жыл бұрын

    "Human brain is only the size of our asclys, but it is remarkably complex. Now, in order to find out whether humans can feel bzark, Professor Zagoz will proceed to vigorously probe this specimen anally..."

  • @trybeeMUSIC
    @trybeeMUSIC7 жыл бұрын

    crows are amazing! PERIOD. highly intelligent creatures that truly keep you guessing! their intelligence is always evolving! like many other animals.

  • @watchgoose

    @watchgoose

    7 жыл бұрын

    developing. evolving would be changing from intelligence into something else entirely. learn the difference.

  • @TheTaterTotP80

    @TheTaterTotP80

    6 жыл бұрын

    Evolving doesn't mean changing into something completely different. Evolution can be seen in things as simple as the little toe getting smaller.

  • @BLUELOVEFOREVER1

    @BLUELOVEFOREVER1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Actually humans are not intelligently evolving. What’s happening is mass information from past has culminated. Our intelligence is stacked from the facts of the past.

  • @Haddley333
    @Haddley3334 жыл бұрын

    We’d be doing the same if some creature was holding a mummified body of a human. They’re just yelling, “WTF.”

  • @AC-iz7eh

    @AC-iz7eh

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I'd call over my friends to watch it from a safe distance too lol

  • @MetaGiga

    @MetaGiga

    Жыл бұрын

    “HOLY SHIT” “WHAT THE HELL DID THAT THING DO TO THEM” “GET AWAY FROM THAT GUY OH GOD”

  • @BlackButterFlyTongue
    @BlackButterFlyTongue2 жыл бұрын

    I dream to have a crow friend, who'd greet me everyday upon walking outside. I love crows!

  • @Bodogable
    @Bodogable5 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting. I walk in a cemetery for fitness. I have witnessed this behavior more than once. Also I witnessed in the same cemetery, a large group of crows doing this behavior around a deceased cat.

  • @christophercardenas157
    @christophercardenas1572 жыл бұрын

    About 5 years ago I was in a salon located in a strip mall on the border of Valencia Park and National City in Sab Diego. Just about the time I finished getting braided up, there was a large boom that came from the back of the building which blacked out half of the mall. I went in the back and saw what happened: a large, beautiful and stunning crow had unfortunately landed on top of a transformer box on a pole, the crow was instantly electrocuted and still laying high on the pole next to the box, lifeless. There were many crows close by that witnessed the tragedy of their loved one. They began to circle in the sky above the pole in a very uniform fashion, each making distinct calls during the funeral procession for their loved one. To this day, I am both humbled and honored when I see a single or group of crows. And I must confess I am jealous seeing footage on those lucky individuals having crows as friends, the crows even brining them little presents; I want that, too!

  • @remkojerphanion4686
    @remkojerphanion4686 Жыл бұрын

    About 15 years ago, I went out for a walk on a VERY cold winter evening, and after a few minutes I had a such an eerie feeling. I didn't know why, until I noticed hundreds upon hundreds of crows sitting dead silent up in the trees. They obviously knew I was there and they made not the slightest sound. I stopped briefly to look, and felt a "presence" that was as if it were one giant "being" silently watching me. I was more-or-less ok with this, but then decided it was best to keep on walking slowly and silently under those watchful eyes. It was a humbling experience, that's for sure!

  • @arachnonixon
    @arachnonixon8 жыл бұрын

    Imagine if a girl a tanktop and a creepy mask walked into your living room holding a dead taxidermied family member of yours. Seems like they've crossed the ethical boundaries just a little bit to me.

  • @alexc5243

    @alexc5243

    7 жыл бұрын

    If a lion eats a man, is it unethical?

  • @arachnonixon

    @arachnonixon

    7 жыл бұрын

    This has nothing to do w/ survival.This is intended to psychologically mess w/ the crows so they can study their reactions. When a lion attacks a man, it's because they're being threatened or because theres no other available food. Theres really no correlation between the two

  • @alexc5243

    @alexc5243

    7 жыл бұрын

    arachnonixon They didn't go out and kill a crow and stuff it just to experiment. Things die naturally... and if, let's say, a cat, killed a crow and it's body was visible to the whole family of crows, is it unethical?

  • @gregsun974

    @gregsun974

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Alex C You are not understanding his point at all.

  • @TouchedProductions

    @TouchedProductions

    7 жыл бұрын

    I imagined it, imagined the wedding 2 months later, (she never removed the mask), and now I'm worried about my mental health!

  • @unifieddynasty
    @unifieddynasty7 жыл бұрын

    Vin Diesel should really stop killing crows.

  • @DarkPhoenixSaga

    @DarkPhoenixSaga

    10 ай бұрын

    I don't get the joke.

  • @unifieddynasty

    @unifieddynasty

    10 ай бұрын

    @@DarkPhoenixSaga I don't get the X-Men Apocalypse movie. 😅

  • @DarkPhoenixSaga

    @DarkPhoenixSaga

    10 ай бұрын

    @@unifieddynasty Lmao, actually I didn't get the name from those terrible X-Men movies, I got it from a very good X-Men cartoon from the 90's lol.

  • @introspectiver1787
    @introspectiver17873 жыл бұрын

    I am so glad they are doing this important research while respecting the crows

  • @hanswissmeyer9950
    @hanswissmeyer99503 жыл бұрын

    Crows do not only remember Faces well, they also remember the moving pattern of a person. If you only wear a mask, they can still recognize you. In Christian parts of south India people often hang a dead crow at their house to keep the others away. It is superfluous to make brain scans of the animals to find out if they have emotions. If you watch them carefully you will find a wide range of emotions. They are quite moody & I am absolute positive that they are even capable of black humour, because I was victim to some of their jokes several times.

  • @jiveturkey9993
    @jiveturkey99933 жыл бұрын

    It's true. I've seen it with my own eyes. When i was a kid i shot one with a pellet gun. And then a hundred crows all swooped down and mourned the dude's death. I never shot another animal after that.

  • @justsmashing4628
    @justsmashing46283 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I have witnessed this in Durban, South Africa. One died in my garden, 8-9 came for 2 days and just stood silently for hours next to dead friend. It disappeared, I guess scavenged, after 3 days

  • @ukspizzaman
    @ukspizzaman2 жыл бұрын

    There was a magpie that used to sit on the fence outside my house on cold mornings, feathers fluffed up. When it heard me walking towards it, it startled and looked at me, ready to escape. Then calmed down and let me walk close past it. Every morning for most of the winter. It clearly recognised me as someone who would not harm it. Havent seen it in a few years now.

  • @tyrennosaur
    @tyrennosaur7 жыл бұрын

    I swear, Professor John Marzluff appears on every single (scientific) video about crows.

  • @mattposlusny917
    @mattposlusny9178 жыл бұрын

    yep. when a Crow dies you burn the body and chant, "now your watch has ended".

  • @JoelDTerry

    @JoelDTerry

    8 жыл бұрын

    Hahahahaha! Good one!

  • @desertstar7664

    @desertstar7664

    7 жыл бұрын

    Matt Poslusny Bad hombre, bad hombre !

  • @darksister9003

    @darksister9003

    5 жыл бұрын

    Another GoT freak like me i see! 😂

  • @peterscott6003
    @peterscott60033 жыл бұрын

    I have witnessed this myself in my own garden - such intelligent creatures , unlike many so called 'humans' !

  • @Collateralcoffee
    @Collateralcoffee7 жыл бұрын

    won't be killing off any crow families anytime soon. I like that approach. And I am sure he said thank you to the crow when he released it. Good thinking.

  • @isacchris1
    @isacchris17 жыл бұрын

    Crows are intelligent when I go hunting they don't mind me until they see my shotgun as soon as they do there gone and don't return for weeks you can hear them in the distance but you won't see them.

  • @stevenpoe640
    @stevenpoe6402 жыл бұрын

    I'm pretty sure if I saw that masked lady in the park holding a dead bird, I would immediately associate that with danger.

  • @kejiri3593
    @kejiri35932 жыл бұрын

    Not only crows. Magpies too. Magpies is my favorite kind of birds though. Really smart and intelligent

  • @birbman9363
    @birbman93633 жыл бұрын

    I stumbled upon a crow funeral service in a patch of ground without trees. The birds were all on the ground hopping around in a circle. It was so bizarre and fascinating that I watched for 5 minutes.

  • @DonDeering
    @DonDeering3 жыл бұрын

    How do they know the data they're seeing in the birds' brains is from "20 minutes ago"? That struck me, a layman, as strange.

  • @user-bl4oq7fd8d

    @user-bl4oq7fd8d

    3 жыл бұрын

    maybe they inject them with some contrast agent that accumulates in sctive brain areas?! idk :P

  • @DonDeering

    @DonDeering

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@user-bl4oq7fd8d That sounds possible. Thanks! I didn't get an announcement that you commented, but I got one saying someone "liked" the question. Makes no sense.

  • @Hallands.
    @Hallands.3 жыл бұрын

    How can the crows brain-scan reflect the emotional response it had several minutes ago - before anesthesia?

  • @zbytpewny

    @zbytpewny

    2 жыл бұрын

    Possibly lingering calcium ions used for brain activation scan, takes time for them to clear - so areas with a lot of recent activity show higher levels?

  • @Hallands.

    @Hallands.

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@zbytpewny Really? Well, perhaps it’s possible...

  • @cairosilver2932
    @cairosilver29323 жыл бұрын

    2:17 that got to nightmare imagery really fast

  • @tomjohn8733
    @tomjohn87333 жыл бұрын

    Crows are not the only bird or wildlife that mourns, I once observed two chameleons mating, a few days later on that same porch found a that sam female lizard dead being consumed by ants, with a ring of small debris surroundings this process, a day or so later, the remains were covered by all the debris, like a grave, with a male chameleon next to the grave like debris covering the skeletal remains of the female, elephants have been known to scatter the bones of dead relatives...very interesting, thank you!

  • @THABLK1
    @THABLK12 жыл бұрын

    one time I saw like five pigeons carry a dying pigeon onto a roof and they were all standing around it making some weird noises like they were having a grieving ceremony or something.

  • @wholovescatsilovecats5828
    @wholovescatsilovecats58287 жыл бұрын

    Omg ! Is she really feeding them cheetohs?

  • @kaydb42

    @kaydb42

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yes. She's very concerned about their health, apparently 😐 Like, come on, ma'am...you're not even supposed to feed that to your kids!

  • @Widdekuu91

    @Widdekuu91

    5 жыл бұрын

    @mary guevara That I noticed too, I usually feed them little bits of cornflakes, that was not a good choice of hers in my opinion.

  • @kidgohan7158

    @kidgohan7158

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Widdekuu91 idk crows eat anything, I've seen one eat a slice of pizza I shared. Now they won't leave me alone

  • @Widdekuu91

    @Widdekuu91

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kidgohan7158 Haha, they recognise faces, yep, you're the person-to-go-to for food now haha. After a while they'll back off again I think, if you don't feed them anymore :P

  • @kidgohan7158

    @kidgohan7158

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Widdekuu91 eh I don't mind though Berbs gotta eat lol

  • @TheKitchenerLeslie
    @TheKitchenerLeslie3 жыл бұрын

    I have a ton of crows in my neighborhood in CA and I leave them peanuts occasionally. I walk down the street some days and they call out to me when they see me. One day I heard one and looked up -- he was doing a straight down, spiraling dive-bomb towards my head... it was so pretty. He pulled out at the last second and cawed in my face.

  • @DonDeering

    @DonDeering

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great experience, thanks for sharing!

  • @hanswissmeyer9950

    @hanswissmeyer9950

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I also had the same experience. It is no attack, they do it to remind you to bring peanuts next time. Sometimes I give them dog cookies as well & one day a dog snatched them out of my hand & went away. I was shouting angry at the dog, then some of the crows passed my head very close & by passing patted me on my head very softly with a wing. This was absolutely baffling me!

  • @TheKitchenerLeslie

    @TheKitchenerLeslie

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hanswissmeyer9950 That's awesome!

  • @jimmyschmidt14
    @jimmyschmidt145 жыл бұрын

    Awsome vid. The creepy mask adds to the noir vibe of those crows. This crow funeral actually happened to me when i shot one with a bb gun 25 yrs ago. It was a surreal experience and i have been telling people about it ever since that day. It's cool that others are waking up to this behavior and have given it a name aka crow funeral.

  • @shrutithegreat
    @shrutithegreat2 жыл бұрын

    They are fast learners and very affectionate...

  • @thepuzzlebox6620
    @thepuzzlebox66203 жыл бұрын

    They are extended family so it makes sense that a large gathering would occur once a "death call" is made. It looks both strategic and mournful. Losing a sibling is much worse than losing an in-law that you've rarely had any interaction with. The gathering is also about discovering what the cause was and then identifying the culplit so that it is mobbed out of the area on sight. I've even seen videos that show Crows helping a neutral domestic cat guard its territory from a potentially dangerous invader. They are very self-aware and show an incredible degree of foresight.

  • @b.visconti1765
    @b.visconti17652 жыл бұрын

    I walked into the backyard one day and there were crows everywhere! Found out my son had killed one and it was dead on the roof of the garage..I made him bury it than the birds went away..it's was unreal!

  • @benoitbvg2888
    @benoitbvg28885 жыл бұрын

    1:45 Yup, it's in the USA alright...

  • @MikinessAnalog
    @MikinessAnalog3 жыл бұрын

    This could be the same as how some civilizations slow down near a traffic accident to see what is going on, concerned about their mortality, or it could be something as complex as mourning like with elephant "funerals".

  • @williamkuhns2387
    @williamkuhns2387 Жыл бұрын

    I was driving one day and passed right by where a crow had been hit and dead on side of road. There was a flock of other crows squawking raising hell around the dead member and some were attacking the cars driving by. That image has stayed with me. Makes you think about what's this thing we call life? What's really going on?

  • @KaiTakApproach
    @KaiTakApproach3 жыл бұрын

    The real lesson here, which I can attest to, is birding is a great way to find smart, fit people to date. Also old people.

  • @miklostimar
    @miklostimar3 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff. I have been fascinated by crows from early childhood. The more intelligent birds ever......

  • @loilt5091
    @loilt5091 Жыл бұрын

    I once worked next to a park...hour lunch breaks. Loved watching the bald eagles...one time, a crow died right on the corner, across the from the park/workplace. Within a few minutes, over a hundred crows assembled on hydro lines & trees, A L L cawing in requiem for their fallen. Had anyone dare step near the deceased, they'd likely have recieved a Hitchcockian send off.

  • @jacquelineworthington9585
    @jacquelineworthington95856 жыл бұрын

    I found a dead magpie with a total circle of magpies around the body. Some were on the buildings a tree .They were fairly silent. Why is this surprising.

  • @Bobcat1950
    @Bobcat1950 Жыл бұрын

    I saw similar activity with buzzards. I watched a sick buzzard barely able to fly for two weeks. He could make it to the top of a telephone pole for few days. Then he could barely get off the ground. He was visited by what I thought may have been his mate for several days. Then small groups would come and roost and protect him for several days. The groups got larger. They would leave for a while, but always came back. The mate would get close and check on him and raise her wings in a funny manner. The others would mimic the gesture. Finally, the last day came, there where more than fifty buzzards roosting all around. They did not leave and one sole buzzard would check on him every thirty minutes or so. It gestured and the rest would mimic. In the afternoon after a gesture ritual, another sailed down to check things out. They both gestured and all the others gestured and started leaving. The next morning I checked and the buzzard had passed. Nothing ever bothered the carcass and they didn’t resume their attention. My research never found any mention of this behavior. I felt honored to have witnessed this ritual and have come to the conclusion that there may be many animals that are self aware and may also have a sole. It was humbling.

  • @ivanhardman4576
    @ivanhardman45763 жыл бұрын

    My wife and I have been bird watchers for many years in both Africa and N America.T spent a whole Summer chasing grackles and crows away from my bird feeder but not the smaller birds. All the birds quickly identified their place in the pecking order and soon the smaller birds no longer worried about me. At the end of the year just before migrating South the grackles came one last time -every available spot in the garden was full of them ! It was worse than a scene from The Birds . There were also a number of crows in the group.then they all took of without a sound. If a grackle sees me it takes off like ir being hunted, even though I moved away from Regina 5 years ago. Another strange thing - as we drive around we have found that generally Crows tend to stay in urban areas and magpies in Indian territies So strange

  • @evientually
    @evientually4 жыл бұрын

    Kaeli did an episode of the podcast "Ologies" that was great.

  • @arthurzengeler8296
    @arthurzengeler82963 жыл бұрын

    When I was a teenager, about 50 years ago, I shot a crow. It was from my bedroom window, I lived in the country, so no neighbors. About 15 minutes later, there were, about 50 to 60 crows that came back, and hovered over the dead bird ! I guess there were one or two other birds, with the one I shot. They went and got the others. Anyways, I eventually quit shooting birds, and became a vegetarian, and bird lover, so to speak. I believe, the crows are trying to make a statement, to people, or other animals. They are saying, don't do unethical things, which may come back to haunt you. Also, they sense the dead bird, will have an after life.

  • @BetaCuckAlpha
    @BetaCuckAlpha3 жыл бұрын

    *captures a human* *shows pictures of dead humans* *shoves human into a scanner* "Oh yeah he's definitely feeling something"

  • @AbsentWithoutLeaving
    @AbsentWithoutLeaving Жыл бұрын

    Hmmm. In the lab, and at the end of the video when the researcher released one of his test subjects, I wonder why those researchers didn't wear masks as well. I don't imagine these birds were altogether happy about being snatched from the wild, handled, caged, shown dead crows, and whatever else. Wouldn't they later be on the lookout for those responsible?

  • @coolidgeshowman
    @coolidgeshowman2 жыл бұрын

    Good video, Crows are a very unique, brilliant Bird.

  • @TheTaterTotP80
    @TheTaterTotP806 жыл бұрын

    I feel like science is asking questions most people have known for a long time. Animals feel, love and think. Anyone who has been around animals has seen enough evidence to know that this is the case. Reptiles, insects, mammals, fish, science now backs up that all of these creatures, from spiders and flies to whales and sharks feel and think. Do we really need to keep acting so surprised that a Bird has feelings, thoughts and emotions? Simply sit in a room with a Parrot for a few hours and you'll be confronted with undeniable intelligence. Just like with any creature. Even microorganisms, bacterias and molds show intelligence, the ability to learn and teach and adaptability. Look at microbial intelligence, intelligent slime mold and Flies and Spiders that can lie. The displays of empathy and altruism in these creatures. It's fairly obvious that we're not unique in anything other than our advanced tool use and technology. This gives us a huge advantage, but it doesn't change who we are on a base level, our emotions and thoughts and feelings. Nor does lack of advanced tools mean that other creatures lack these feelings and thoughts.

  • @yadanansomjaipeng2405

    @yadanansomjaipeng2405

    3 жыл бұрын

    Late for 3 years but gotta say I LOVE YOUR COMMENT😊😁

  • @AbsentWithoutLeaving
    @AbsentWithoutLeaving Жыл бұрын

    It would be interesting to see what would happen if a crow was (safely) anesthetized and placed in a similar manner, allowing any nearby crows to gather, then to see their reaction when the subject crow regained full consciousness. Would they think he had risen from the dead?

  • @whateverman2674
    @whateverman267410 ай бұрын

    "like humans, crows has strong family bonds.'' THAT is so true.

  • @lisapurplehayes
    @lisapurplehayes2 жыл бұрын

    That crow is like a human who got abducted by aliens. They are is writing a crow book now about all the weird tubes and experiments they ran on it in the lab.

  • @rode5927
    @rode59277 жыл бұрын

    do you have a list of videos about crows? Thanks!!

  • @dontforgettolike7127
    @dontforgettolike71273 жыл бұрын

    I made the mistake of feeding them off my balcony here and there. Ever since, they would follow me all the way to work squawking at me while I rode my bike.

  • @farsan1986
    @farsan19863 жыл бұрын

    It's exactly what she said in the beginning, they consider that place dangerous and even teach their offspring about the area to avoid, how they do it is beyond me, but I've seen it! All crow bird species are really intelligent, for a bird ;)!

  • @genepozniak
    @genepozniak2 жыл бұрын

    I once saw a 100-strong group of common (or green-headed) grackles do something very similar. Freakiest thing I ever saw!

  • @kaktotak8267
    @kaktotak82676 жыл бұрын

    The probably try to figure out if anybody knows the dead bird. Family bonds are VERY important to birds.

  • @sarahdeturris8503
    @sarahdeturris85033 жыл бұрын

    When i was a child. We lived on a farm. A crow once got its wing hung on our bobed wire fence and was stuck. I kept trying to get close to free it and about half a football field away was around 10 crows way up in the tree. Everytime i got close they would cawww caww at me and fly down at me. They thought i was trying to hurt the crow but i was trying to get him free.

  • @boomboomboom9297

    @boomboomboom9297

    2 жыл бұрын

    Or those crows didn’t want you to free it.

  • @mister9mm58

    @mister9mm58

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@boomboomboom9297 big brain moment

  • @Bombay1618
    @Bombay16188 жыл бұрын

    Are you from south-central/west Canada?

  • @kaylinde2321
    @kaylinde23212 жыл бұрын

    The crows in our neighborhood hate us because we walk around with our cat on a leash. Our cat has never bothered them, he’s actually terrified of them because they attacked us several times. I guess they just hate cats. One time my cat and I were minding our own business and they started crowding around us as usual, but there were lots of them so I picked up my cat to leave and they started swooping down to attack, I hit a few of them while waiving my arms in self defense. They know where we live and sometimes, I guess if they are bored, they will hang out on our neighbors roof right outside our window and just yell non stop, terrorizing our cat. They also remember my and my husbands face so even when we walk around the neighborhood without our cat, they bully us. My husband pretends to throw things at them and when they saw his arm go back, they would back off. Well they soon learned he was bluffing and now they don’t care, they will follow us, hopping tree to tree saying hateful things to us 🙊

  • @CJ-eg9lp

    @CJ-eg9lp

    11 ай бұрын

    Omg 😅 that's so funny. Maybe try and feed them?

  • @justaguy4real
    @justaguy4real7 жыл бұрын

    Seems there is a study for EVERYTHING. Why study this?. How the heck do they recognize or distinguish each other? Fascinating.

  • @Inimbrium
    @Inimbrium2 жыл бұрын

    An ornithologist called Swift. That's funny!

  • @robertfitzsimmons9428
    @robertfitzsimmons94283 жыл бұрын

    I found an injured crow in my backyard, captured it and gave it to a rehabber. A large murder of crows watched me, in their eyes, I stole/killed their friend and they let me know they weren’t happy! I was attacked for years after that! In my own yard they dive bombed me!, I go to the park and Other people at the park would come up to me and asked me, whats with you and the crows Mr?, they’re following you everywhere!

  • @MisterWhatWhat
    @MisterWhatWhat Жыл бұрын

    Shorts with a lab coat? Love it! ❤

  • @MrRadiobeacon
    @MrRadiobeacon5 жыл бұрын

    PET scan about elevated emotional response under ANAESTHESIA?

  • @fishsquishguy1833
    @fishsquishguy18332 жыл бұрын

    2:42 Don’t know how the crows feel but seeing that in some park would freak me out

  • @toffeecrisp2146
    @toffeecrisp21462 жыл бұрын

    Imagine for a moment, you are going about your day, then a giant creature, like an Elephant, captures you and puts you into a cage. It ties your feet to a bar, so you can't move around freely. Then, between poking and prodding you, they keep placing a human corpse before you and watching you intently, before giving you drugs, binding you to a medical table and putting you inside a strange and horrifying machine... that's the stuff of nightmares. These Crows must have serious PTSD by the time that guy is finished! I'd be wondering if it was some bizarre mind game, where they are letting you know what's going to happen to you. Yeah, there are strong emotions being felt, they are probably fucking terrified!

  • @Ken_neThT
    @Ken_neThT4 жыл бұрын

    1:45 That pause there gave me the worst thoughts... "For the first 3 days, I'd just feed the birds"... And the fourth? WHAT HAPPENS ON THE FOURTH?! "Then on the fourth day, we'd introduce our funeral elements" IT GETS WORSE *cuts to shot of a crow in a box* "In our experiments, we use STUFFED taxidermy crows." That was a roller coaster ride of emotions that happened all in a few seconds.

  • @sheilaisaacs981
    @sheilaisaacs9813 жыл бұрын

    I saw that once there was a massive crow as big as a prize hen laying dead on the ground (I had no idea they could get that big) and what sounded like hundreds of crows squawking to beat the band as many as Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" I am not easily frightened but this made me uneasy like what if they think I killed their friend? I felt i was inturrupting and went back inside

  • @PadraigTomas

    @PadraigTomas

    2 жыл бұрын

    It may have been a raven. Ravens are bigger than crows.

  • @colinray3836
    @colinray38362 жыл бұрын

    Im sure we can all agree this woman is absolutely gorgeous. My heart skipped a beat when i saw her the first time. Wow.

  • @bigr0075
    @bigr00754 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @Kampup
    @Kampup2 жыл бұрын

    that one thumbnail looked like master blaster from beyond thunderdome

  • @marialuke2116
    @marialuke21166 жыл бұрын

    So why didn't the recorder wear a different mask of her own? The crows migth've noticed her constantly there and speculated this might be a test, trap, or something else.

  • @roblockhart8410
    @roblockhart8410 Жыл бұрын

    I think they gather around to try and assist the crow and protect it in case it’s hurt. I’ve seen them gather around an injured crow the same way and even dive bomb people that get close to it.

  • @sd5899
    @sd589915 күн бұрын

    A young crow must have fallen out of the nest and my dog has just killed it …I did try to stop it but was too late it all happened in a few seconds….it was so sad and the parent crows are screeching now it’s awful …🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @CF-ei5oz
    @CF-ei5oz7 жыл бұрын

    how long do they keep each crow? I think it should not be very long. they need to be released to their families quick

  • @landi76
    @landi763 жыл бұрын

    0:53 she is more pretty than tayler swift

  • @alexbowman7582
    @alexbowman75823 жыл бұрын

    A common insult is to say someone is bird brained yet birds have tighter more efficient neurones.

  • @rizwanrafeek3811

    @rizwanrafeek3811

    3 жыл бұрын

    Quran tells how the crow is, there are many reason to believe, Quran came from the God of the universe. Quran 5:31 Then Allah sent a crow who scratched the ground to show him to hide the dead body of his brother. He (the murderer) said: "Woe to me! Am I not even able to be as this crow and to hide the dead body of my brother?" Then he became one of those who regretted. Quran also tells ants speak to each other, which has been proven again by science: search for a video title on YT title is: "Quran miracle, Talking ants, Scientific discovery in 2009, proof that quran is from God"

  • @umop3plsdn
    @umop3plsdn Жыл бұрын

    The one thing I’ll never understand is the scientific setting of which these birds are always observed in. I know it’s impossible to do a brain scan in nature… but with that being said how can you confirm any data in that scenario. I’m trying to imagine if I were that bird some giant abducts you and drugs you and then straps it down lololol. Just the element of all this negates any reasonable reactions that we might think they are experiencing by this trauma instead

  • @sohaibmahagri5037
    @sohaibmahagri50372 жыл бұрын

    They are mentioned in the Quran, crows tought cain to Bury his brother. Yes they are mighty creatures and I love them even ravens.

  • @shereeroth191

    @shereeroth191

    6 ай бұрын

    What about them attacking the flags in Israel, do you think they are trained or collecting nest material? Hilarious to watch, they are very determined!

  • @iSeenUB4
    @iSeenUB43 жыл бұрын

    Researcher: *Presents dead crow to crow to record emotional response* Crow: F**k those humans keep showing me a corpse, tf is wrong with them??

  • @AlaskanInsights
    @AlaskanInsights3 жыл бұрын

    I have seen ravens defend a grounded injured one. also if u hunt crows wear a mask.. they will tell other crows about you and make your task more difficult

  • @peterolsen269
    @peterolsen2693 жыл бұрын

    There is no mystery. They not only gather.. they know who did the deed.. beware. You can't fight off a group of three hundred or more birds. They know you.

  • @UserUser-oy8ch
    @UserUser-oy8ch3 жыл бұрын

    how long does a crow typically live?

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