Crow skiing down a roof
Niko Niko3 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2019-2024
443K views · 12 years ago · other · evergreen
A one-minute clip of a crow repeatedly sliding down a snowy roof on a small lid, apparently just for fun.
Offered as vivid evidence that animals, crows in particular, play for pleasure and display intelligence beyond survival needs.
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5 comments from Hacker News
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
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
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.
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
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