Wild crows inhabiting the city use it to their advantage - David Attenborough - BBC wildlife

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Komentáře • 843

  • @PostEpoch
    @PostEpoch Před 9 lety +1079

    We used to watch the crows in Washington State put chestnuts under our car tires. It seemed like they had mostly learned to put them in front of my car's tires, because I always pulled forward away from the curb, and under my roommate's tires, because he always backed out of the driveway. Really smart critters.
    Came out one morning to find around 8 chestnuts in front of each of my tires and a whole bunch of crows sitting in the tree next to our house watching me get into my car!

    • @kickkit9
      @kickkit9 Před 8 lety +50

      lol

    • @Azmoslam
      @Azmoslam Před 8 lety +50

      +Post Epoch Next time it happens, take a picture of the nuts and the crows.

    • @tomtonka1915
      @tomtonka1915 Před 8 lety +103

      +Post Epoch
      You should have trolled them and take the nuts for yourself.Thanks fellas!

    • @PickleJar251
      @PickleJar251 Před 8 lety +141

      you should have cracked them with a hammer and offer them the nuts. they would have worshipped you forever

    • @xinic5
      @xinic5 Před 8 lety +47

      If I crack some nuts for some crows and ravens, will they tell their goddess The Morrigan and she come done and "bust my nut"? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • @grytlappar
    @grytlappar Před 9 lety +559

    Figuring out the pedestrian crossing really takes this over the top!

    • @xinic5
      @xinic5 Před 8 lety +18

      I don't know... There is a biker who "motovlogs" and you see dogs using the crosswalks properly, but not the people... Cause that's "San Bernaghetto" as he says

    • @thatdamncrow9197
      @thatdamncrow9197 Před 4 lety

      J J my man consider that your dog walks along side you so it learns this

    • @savioblanc
      @savioblanc Před 3 lety +21

      I literally had to wait at a zebra crossing because a pigeon saw my car slow down and decided to walk across
      I was waiting for one pigeon to walk across
      No humans
      Just a pigeon

    • @laurakoby806
      @laurakoby806 Před rokem +1

      Yeah, even people struggle with this concept.

  • @HowlingWolf518
    @HowlingWolf518 Před 9 lety +880

    Just wait 'till they figure out how to push the button...

    • @BaffledAlways
      @BaffledAlways Před 9 lety +10

      +HowlingWolf518 Was about to say the same thing!

    • @nickmagrick7702
      @nickmagrick7702 Před 6 lety +33

      if they were heavy enough, they already would

    • @stpaulimdog
      @stpaulimdog Před 6 lety +32

      If their beaks were strong enough, I bet they would!

    • @brandonwiley4054
      @brandonwiley4054 Před 5 lety +8

      @Klik B take one for the team

    • @TheUtuber999
      @TheUtuber999 Před rokem +7

      Some buttons are fitted with an infrared sensor instead of a mechanical push mechanism... so theoretically it should be possible for a crow to trigger it, so long as it's in close enough proximity and enough body heat penetrates through their feathers.

  • @DEO777
    @DEO777 Před 8 lety +962

    I once saw a crow fill out a 1040 IRS tax form, then drop it in a mailbox.

    • @IanOsmond
      @IanOsmond Před 8 lety +97

      +Duh Enlightened One They're not so bright. He missed, like, four possible exemptions.

    • @Peng_Pong
      @Peng_Pong Před 8 lety +5

      Also saw a crow do that too, it was holding apartment bill.

    • @MeTheRob
      @MeTheRob Před 8 lety +13

      +Duh Enlightened One
      And it forged your signature.

    • @asianthor
      @asianthor Před 7 lety +20

      SgtPiggie I once saw a crow correct an IRS agents mistake on my tax penalty payment plan to the government!

    • @Herttaseiska
      @Herttaseiska Před 7 lety +2

      Holy moley that's impressive!

  • @KevinSun242
    @KevinSun242 Před 7 lety +266

    That crow is a better pedestrian than at least 90% of the people in Boston...

    • @silverhawkflash
      @silverhawkflash Před 6 lety +9

      That "Don't Walk" sign near Government Center is just a suggestion!

    • @johannsebastianbach9003
      @johannsebastianbach9003 Před 3 lety +1

      Lmao, what about new York 😂😂😂

    • @user-ie6jr4bg1w
      @user-ie6jr4bg1w Před 2 lety +3

      Thats because of the usa’s poor infrastructure

    • @hiimemily
      @hiimemily Před rokem

      As someone who lives just outside Boston: how dare you say something so correct.

    • @mamtakajal6217
      @mamtakajal6217 Před rokem

      It's damn right 😂😂😂😂

  • @slickstrings
    @slickstrings Před 12 lety +90

    I saw a crow once in a dog walking park in sydney. in the middle there was a big waterbowl sort of thing for the dogs to drink from. This crow flew in and dropped a couple of bits of dry uncooked pasta into the water, flew off and waited for them to soften up before coming back and collecting and eating them. just amazing.

    • @becky1992
      @becky1992 Před 4 měsíci +1

      This is what the magpies and crows do in my garden if I put out nuts for the birds 👍🏻 they use the birdbath to soften bread too

  • @ghostofdayinperson
    @ghostofdayinperson Před 10 lety +168

    I love crows so much

  • @austinhampton7999
    @austinhampton7999 Před 4 lety +103

    Literally EVERYTHING about this bird says intelligence and how to apply it effectively. Crows are so clever

    • @jjk2one
      @jjk2one Před 2 lety +6

      Back in the 80's I remember hearing that animals have no rational thinking. When I came home and saw that my dog covered his poop with the kitchen rug and watched my face to see what I was going to do, I figured animals can think rationally.

  • @77chonyc
    @77chonyc Před 10 lety +162

    This bird is smarter than a lot of people i know!!!

  • @kemblephotography
    @kemblephotography Před 10 lety +308

    TIL crows use crosswalks better than humans do.

  • @bloggermouth
    @bloggermouth Před 17 lety +38

    There was a crow who took up residence at the local zoo. He would greet visitors with a well annunciated "Hello". There is so much that goes on in the mind of an animal that we have no idea of.

  • @solitarianihilista1454
    @solitarianihilista1454 Před 8 lety +392

    Laugh now, but one day they'll be in charge.

    • @crowttubebot3075
      @crowttubebot3075 Před 7 lety +41

      Yes. Yes we will.

    • @CatBahptista
      @CatBahptista Před 6 lety +7

      I love you both.

    • @SolamenteVees
      @SolamenteVees Před 6 lety +3

      You need a “Birds” shirt from ObviousPlant

    • @typacsk
      @typacsk Před 4 lety +6

      I, for one, welcome etc etc.

    • @rightway244
      @rightway244 Před 3 lety +10

      @@typacsk They are already more intelligent than humans, but humans would never believe that. They are more intelligent in a sense that they do not make life dificult for themselves. They dont kill each other in wars, and they dont give away their lives away in meaningles labour for corporations who dont give a damn. So far they are doing much better than humanity is

  • @betoen
    @betoen Před 8 lety +82

    Please, Mr. Attenborough, please never die.

  • @YehNahYehAyy
    @YehNahYehAyy Před 7 měsíci +4

    Crows use pedestrian crossings better than 80% of people I know.

  • @LaisvaFoto
    @LaisvaFoto Před 9 lety +205

    Dolphins have to step up cause crows are in the lead now.

    • @tytracknctzens4953
      @tytracknctzens4953 Před 5 lety +26

      how are they gonna step up when they don't have feet?

    • @folvaen
      @folvaen Před 5 lety +14

      @@tytracknctzens4953 grow some

    • @ethanotoroculus1060
      @ethanotoroculus1060 Před 5 lety +9

      They've already begun beaching themselves for food. They're jumping back into the game it seems!

    • @senyoreeta4428
      @senyoreeta4428 Před 3 lety +1

      Dolphins do not know to see the your comments on this video to step up!

    • @alexk9642
      @alexk9642 Před 2 lety

      @@folvaen i mean darwin already did so

  • @TosTinMan
    @TosTinMan Před 10 lety +82

    Yeah, they do that around here too. Unfortunately, sometimes they drop the nut on your windshield.

    • @JackBlackNinja
      @JackBlackNinja Před 9 lety +63

      TosTinMan Ugh, I hate it when crows bust a nut on my windshield.

    • @kiekie84
      @kiekie84 Před 4 lety +6

      JackBlackNinja Lol 😂 omg I am in the goofiest mood right now and your comment just made my day thanks for that

    • @RoMiner
      @RoMiner Před 2 lety +1

      😳

  • @duhZeckza
    @duhZeckza Před 9 lety +111

    crows are good peoples

  • @lucasw122333
    @lucasw122333 Před 15 lety +17

    One of them had to learn it itself in order for the others to mimic the behavior. They may learn from each other, but they also learn on their own. They're some smart birds.

  • @nicelogin2
    @nicelogin2 Před 11 lety +30

    This video was filmed in Japan. One time I witnessed the exact same thing over at where I worked (west coast of the U.S.). The crow dropped a walnut at a not-so-much-traffic cross walk. I knew it could take hours to get that nut cracked, so I walked up and stepped on the nut, and then hid away. The crow knew I was watching from far away, so we both stood at our spots for a while. I wonder how the crows could perform such a unique technique even they are so far apart.

  • @Fr0st1989
    @Fr0st1989 Před 14 lety +5

    Damn crows are crafty. Insanely intelligent too. Saw one using my kitchen window as a mirror the other day - it had gotten a bit of dandelion in it's feathers and was using the reflection to see where they were.

  • @Nautypaw
    @Nautypaw Před 13 lety +5

    ahh the one voice on TV that will never cease to teach me something, thank you Sir David Attenborough thank you for joining the BBC so many years ago, and taking me on wild adventures through my TV as a kid

  • @sradactyl
    @sradactyl Před 8 lety +23

    I once saw a crow collaborate on a Tom Waits' album, real innovative stuff man.

  • @Gothead420
    @Gothead420 Před 17 lety +24

    I love these very smart cuddly creatures.And they can talk!Some Crows on an phlippine-island are able to build their own tools out of grass and palmtrees.Amazing!

    • @legitbeans9078
      @legitbeans9078 Před měsícem +1

      Hello 17 years in the future! Im not sure about cuddly but they are amazing animals.

    • @Gothead420
      @Gothead420 Před měsícem

      @@legitbeans9078 That comment is 17 years old, holy moly.😅

    • @legitbeans9078
      @legitbeans9078 Před měsícem +1

      @@Gothead420 Right? Pretty crazy lol

  • @BrendaPatten1977
    @BrendaPatten1977 Před 9 lety +51

    I've loved crows since first grade when I read a book about a boy that had a pet crow. I once watched a crow pull a bag of fries out of a garbage can, then pick up by the bottom and fly up releasing it's contents. I love how they use cross walks.

    • @oswaldchavez85
      @oswaldchavez85 Před 9 lety +4

      Brenda Patten Ive seen seagulls{flying rats} do the trash can thing to, but they are not as smart as these badass crows!!

    • @BrendaPatten1977
      @BrendaPatten1977 Před 9 lety +8

      Oswald Chavez I agree. Crows are smarter and more civilized than sea gulls in my opinion. :)

  • @ShanesAutos
    @ShanesAutos Před 8 lety +257

    Very impressive! Think if I was driving in Tokyo and saw a nut in the road id run over it on purpose just for the crow.

  • @OnceTheyNamedMeiWasnt
    @OnceTheyNamedMeiWasnt Před 8 lety +32

    I could really crow to like these birds.

  • @rcacavi6593
    @rcacavi6593 Před rokem +2

    My dog waited for the green light walking around town. Since I saw him I never had fear anymore of his journey trips around the town. He passed away in october at 17 yo, after an amazing life.

  • @ChillyUK77
    @ChillyUK77 Před 12 lety +17

    A crow has started to sit on my fence nearly everyday, so today I thought id open the window slowly and give it some food, it would stare at me and everything I was doing intensely. I droped a few bits of bread and it seemed apprehensive about picking them up, when I reached out to feed it however the crow took the piece of bread ate a little then droped it but seemed much more interested in the window. It enjoyed toasted bread with butter much more, theres something about crows vs other birds.

  • @erasermotorlizard
    @erasermotorlizard Před 10 lety +9

    I've seen a crow do this here in Tacoma. crows are sooo fascinating!

  • @Brookishah-vx9pf
    @Brookishah-vx9pf Před 2 lety +7

    This is so cool. My biology teacher has asked us to watch this video to help us understand animal tool use. I never knew crows were so smart!

  • @PanduAsli
    @PanduAsli Před 9 lety +7

    They have my respect.

  • @yooo9999
    @yooo9999 Před 13 lety +2

    That bird was adorable.

  • @friskystapler
    @friskystapler Před 13 lety +5

    haha I love how he waited for the light

  • @yikes5438
    @yikes5438 Před 9 lety +9

    I love crows, they are so smart!

  • @anamariaagra4277
    @anamariaagra4277 Před rokem +2

    Eles são super inteligentes. Jogar as nozes e esperar que um carro quebre! Nossa! Os olhos que visão!

  • @Firstthunder
    @Firstthunder Před 2 lety +1

    Crows. I frigging LOVE you!

  • @emmceeee
    @emmceeee Před 10 lety +25

    OMG! That is so impressive! It makes me wonder from whence did the expression "bird brain" (as an insult) derive?!! ;)

  • @Snotlingfondler
    @Snotlingfondler Před 15 lety +2

    amazing, do not underestimate the crow, he is cunning and beautiful!

  • @thefitzthewitz
    @thefitzthewitz Před 14 lety +3

    I have seen a crow do this in my city a few months back when I was walking back to my house. It's amazing!

  • @10animallover10
    @10animallover10 Před 15 lety +3

    these birds are so intelligent and so cool^^ love them^^ and I like it when David Attenborough is talking. He has such a good voce for these things^^

  • @tacones27NLA
    @tacones27NLA Před 15 lety +11

    This is brilliant. I heard the author of a study talk about how crows can recognize faces - unlike people who can't generally recognize one crow from another.

    • @billpaxton7525
      @billpaxton7525 Před rokem

      Yeah, absolutely. And they can remember it for years.

  • @prodigyinthemaking
    @prodigyinthemaking Před 4 lety +11

    I was just getting off my lunch break and as I was parking I hit a walnut, I look behind me and a crow is eating it. It was even placed in a major walkway to my work, shits insane man...

  • @BatShakerJami
    @BatShakerJami Před 16 lety +5

    Crows are so cute, I wish I had one as a pet, or perhaps a raven.

  • @0omatthewo0
    @0omatthewo0 Před 9 lety +59

    ''days 46th, they still think i'm human''

  • @user-io8hk5vl1o
    @user-io8hk5vl1o Před 4 měsíci

    قال الرسول عليه الصلاة والسلام : " اللهم إني أعوذ بك من زوال نعمتك وتحوِّل عافيتك وفجاءة نقمتك وجميع سخطك" . رواه مسلم

  • @SeptemberChild65
    @SeptemberChild65 Před 15 lety +1

    crows are so smart and awesome. Make fun of me now, but I love them. They are smarter than most humans

  • @sarah7755
    @sarah7755 Před 7 lety +25

    these crows are smarter than i am

  • @BijouBakson
    @BijouBakson Před rokem +2

    I use to hate crows... for no reason! Now I'm an admirer!

  • @farmerne
    @farmerne Před 11 lety +2

    If I wouldn't have seen it, I wouldn't have believed it. Amazing!

  • @mm69pl
    @mm69pl Před 14 lety +5

    i love these birds...so intelligent.

  • @HybridSoldier777
    @HybridSoldier777 Před 12 lety +2

    Wow!
    Even animals are moving foward with technology

  • @lionGphan
    @lionGphan Před 16 lety +1

    man how smart is that! WOW!

  • @MrDarshD
    @MrDarshD Před 9 měsíci +1

    Amazing intelligence

  • @Femmefatale1990
    @Femmefatale1990 Před 15 lety +6

    They're really intelligent birds. Ravens too. Crows can actually distinguish human's because of our faces.

    • @heimdall4148
      @heimdall4148 Před rokem

      Hello, you wrote this when you where 20 and now you are 33. Just wanted to say that to you. Ok, bye.

  • @raynieves8811
    @raynieves8811 Před 5 lety +19

    I found out that they’re highly sensitive to eye contact and even WHERE we are looking. I’ve seen bluejays do the same in person. You turn just your eyes at the, and they fly away. They don’t even like us making direct eye contact.
    Highly intelligent animals.

    • @delantwine4081
      @delantwine4081 Před 3 lety

      I just experienced that EYE CONTACT TODAY
      That’s why I’m here
      I feed him and UNLIKE pigeons are seagulls
      The CROW will WAIT until you LEAVE then grab the FOOD

    • @JJONNYREPP
      @JJONNYREPP Před 2 lety

      czcams.com/video/InaEvth4omE/video.html

  • @ShotgunRocket
    @ShotgunRocket Před 12 lety +1

    This is why crows are my favorite bird.

  • @lastmiddlefirst
    @lastmiddlefirst Před 15 lety +1

    wow, crows got some badass problem solvin skills

  • @TheOnePistol
    @TheOnePistol Před 10 lety

    This is why I love birds.

  • @npaul4171
    @npaul4171 Před 10 lety +13

    This video never gets old. What's most amusing to me is how most humans can't correctly use a crosswalk, yet crows can...

  • @Calmarix0069
    @Calmarix0069 Před 10 lety +6

    that bird is smarter than most of the people i know

  • @giorgievgenidze9316
    @giorgievgenidze9316 Před 3 lety +1

    sir david attenborugh

  • @iannalemme
    @iannalemme Před 2 lety +1

    I just saw one outside doing this, crows are so smart

  • @pestmanpat
    @pestmanpat Před 17 lety

    evidence of intelligence and adaptability,a testament
    to there creator.

  • @MustafaLund
    @MustafaLund Před 14 lety +1

    WOW TOO CLEVER !!! THEY HAVE A REAL STEP BY STEP PROCESS!

  • @laurakoby806
    @laurakoby806 Před rokem

    This crow is my hero.

  • @kaveac
    @kaveac Před 17 lety +1

    wow, pretty incredible adaptation.

  • @Sanngot
    @Sanngot Před 15 lety +12

    Wow! That was amazing! Crows are amazing! And ravens too. The more I see crows lately, the more I appreciate them.
    I just wonder how it must feel to be a pedestrian waiting to cross the road and then see a crow beside you waiting to cross the road too. I don't know. It wouldn't freak me out, but it would seem strange.

  • @Zennuts1
    @Zennuts1 Před 15 lety

    Crows are awesome.

  • @cwaddle
    @cwaddle Před 7 lety +1

    I don't know if I am as clever as a crow and I'm not disappointed at myself

  • @mohanicus
    @mohanicus Před 16 lety

    ive never ever thought of crows working like that before.
    see!! thats david attenborough.
    what a ledgend.

  • @johannsebastianbach9003
    @johannsebastianbach9003 Před 3 lety +4

    Lmao they can even figure out the color of traffic lights on when its gonna stop😂😂 what an intelligent bird

    • @TheUtuber999
      @TheUtuber999 Před rokem

      Either that or they pick up on the cue that it is safe when they see cars stopping and/or humans start crossing.

  • @Dornatum
    @Dornatum Před 8 lety +4

    What a smart bird.
    I want one as my pet

    • @Powerranger-le4up
      @Powerranger-le4up Před 7 lety +2

      Wild animals don't make good pets.

    • @jburtonca
      @jburtonca Před 7 lety +3

      Dornatum These birds are so smart they'd make you THEIR pet.

    • @alexk9642
      @alexk9642 Před 2 lety

      you probably dont want one as a pet but you can befriend them!

    • @amosamwig8394
      @amosamwig8394 Před 2 lety

      stay away human

  • @unluckyeddie6967
    @unluckyeddie6967 Před 6 lety +1

    That's pretty amazing what crows can do

  • @brucetaylor8848
    @brucetaylor8848 Před 7 dny

    What a brilliant video....crow power

  • @salabajzer138
    @salabajzer138 Před 13 lety

    amazing birds, crows and african gray

  • @MaiAriSquee
    @MaiAriSquee Před 17 lety

    I love you, David Attenborough!

  • @markswitzer6425
    @markswitzer6425 Před 8 lety +2

    I LOVE CROWS!!!

  • @1ballerina
    @1ballerina Před 10 lety +2

    Perfection! I love them!

  • @cheezebagz729
    @cheezebagz729 Před 2 lety +2

    Some people say AI will take over the world, those people have never met a crow

  • @ennui406
    @ennui406 Před 15 lety

    Crows are so cool!

  • @FloraWest
    @FloraWest Před 14 lety +13

    The more I learn about crows, the nicer I am to them. That way, when they are our bird overlords, they will think well of me.

  • @AE-gl6cb
    @AE-gl6cb Před 8 lety +7

    'bird brain' used to be an insult you'd hear a lot on American cartoons but it doesn't really work..If anything it means that you're crafty, innovative and intelligent

    • @invi8066
      @invi8066 Před 8 lety +1

      "dog brain" is what we use now

  • @stacyboudreau123
    @stacyboudreau123 Před 5 lety

    Mind. Is. Blown.

  • @pistonpkm
    @pistonpkm Před 12 lety +2

    Now that's adaptability!

  • @Fuleadeare
    @Fuleadeare Před 15 lety +1

    Exactly. After all, humans do the same exact thing--that's why we go to school.
    Crows are so massively intelligent it's amazing. Sometimes when I hear them talking to each other in my yard, I can swear they have syntax...

  • @HappyBeezerStudios
    @HappyBeezerStudios Před 5 měsíci +1

    When you see a crow standing at a crossing, might as well press the button for the little one.

  • @weix62
    @weix62 Před 15 lety

    no non è possiblle! troppo bello!

  • @creativityzero9407
    @creativityzero9407 Před 3 lety +3

    I've already heard that crows can be very intelligent. However, how could i have imagined that they know how to refine their techniques? In fact, very surprising.

  • @ronharvey8521
    @ronharvey8521 Před 5 lety

    I was in a motorway service station in Scotland yesterday. I threw some food for the birds.( I had some leftover chips id bough hours earlier) I could not believe my eyes when a crow picked up a hard chip and decided it was too hard. The crow then walked 10 meters to a puddle and began to push the chip around the water until it was soft enough to eat.IF ANYONE SUSPECTS THESE SMART CROWS ON CZcams ARE TRAINED THIS CROW WAS A WILD BIRD

  • @tubeofyou
    @tubeofyou Před 9 lety +3

    The pigeons in our town use the pedestrian crossing signal and the crosswalk to get to the other side of the street! ;)

    • @lucasqwert1
      @lucasqwert1 Před 6 lety

      why they dont fly to the other side ? its better energy-consumption-wise ?

  • @chevon1920
    @chevon1920 Před 11 lety +1

    OMG, that is the coolest thing I've seen all week!

  • @MettanAtem
    @MettanAtem Před 11 lety +2

    Those are some damn clever birds.

  • @CrRonaldo17
    @CrRonaldo17 Před 14 lety

    So beautiful, such great animal

  • @scottnsuzs
    @scottnsuzs Před 12 lety

    That's pretty amazing. Smarter than some people.

  • @pinkfire29
    @pinkfire29 Před 16 lety +2

    wow! they are so smart! I just hope that they are careful in walking on the roads like that

  • @LameIsTheName
    @LameIsTheName Před 15 lety

    These crows would make badass animal companions after a few thousand years more of evolution.

  • @jennycob2953
    @jennycob2953 Před 10 lety

    Always liked birds and knew they were smart

  • @Corazon806
    @Corazon806 Před 11 lety

    After what I have just seen in this video, I believe anything is possible!

  • @BalkanibalX
    @BalkanibalX Před 15 lety

    I see this type of crow beheviour almost every day here in my home town Zagreb, just 200m from my flat

  • @kepler240
    @kepler240 Před 4 lety

    Amazingly smart