This video of a crow repeatedly "skiing" down a roof changed my view of how animals play - I thought it was all "practice-fighting" but this crow seems to be playing "just for the fun of it". [this video]
A crow repeatedly skiing down a roof purely for fun.
The "Just for Fun" link[1] leads to some entertaining videos: Skiing down a roof: [this video] My girlfriend's spirit animal: [link] Teaming up to provoke a catfight: [link] Nipping a sausage: [link] [1] [link]
Whereas the nut cracking is cool for the intelligence shown towards survival, the one that truly astounds me is intelligence for the sake of having fun. Crow skiing: [this video]
Crow plays for fun, showing intelligence beyond survival.
Somebody posted this video to a previous thread about the intelligence of grows: [this video] It rides a "sled" down a snowy roof, then carries the sled back up to the top, stands on it, and pecks it get it started.
Crow rides a sled down a snowy roof and carries it back up.
Magpies and other crows are very intelligent birds. More intelligent than your average bird. There’s lots of videos online of these fascinating creatures doing clever and fun things. Eg [this video]
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