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Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by Damorian on Thursday September 24, 2020 @06:44PM (#24584551)
One particularly early, groggy morning I was walking into work and there were a few crows pecking around the grass by the sidewalk. Lost in my thoughts I hear a raspy old man say, "good morning". I look around and don't see anyone, then I look at one of the crows and it looks me right in the eye and repeats, "good morning". I doubted my sanity for a few days before confiding in my wife what happened and was surprised and very much relieved when I learned crows could talk. I didn't read the article or have anything to add, I just wanted to share this.
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by jungans on Thursday September 24, 2020 @08:06PM (#24585117)
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by bagels on Thursday September 24, 2020 @09:52PM (#24585800)
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by warent on Thursday September 24, 2020 @11:29PM (#24586317)
I'm so blown away by the clarity of speech! After hearing him talk like that, hearing the normal bird noises almost sounds strange, like a human mimicking a bird, or like he's gotten impatient and wants us to understand his native language.
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by axaxs on Friday September 25, 2020 @12:01AM (#24586453)
If you haven't watched it already, you should check out 'Dancing With The Birds' on Netflix. Maybe I'm biased being a huge bird lover, but man that movie left me in awe. This scene in particular... https://youtu.be/Eg0iSIHIK34
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by Naracion on Saturday September 26, 2020 @02:12AM (#24596788)
You might enjoy the superb lyre bird imitating sounds as mind boggling as a chainsaw--and when I say imitate, I mean I couldn't have distinguished the lyre bird sound from a real chainsaw. It's really mind-boggling to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSB71jNq-yQ

Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by sensanaty on Friday September 25, 2020 @07:28AM (#24588684)
On a slight tangent, but is it just me or is this video weirdly HD for 1080p on Youtube? It's incredibly crisp
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by adwi on Saturday September 26, 2020 @12:23PM (#24599935)
Netflix are masters at video compression, great reads and insights if you’re so inclined:

https://netflixtechblog.com/tagged/video-encoding

Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by magicalhippo on Friday September 25, 2020 @07:45AM (#24588780)
Many compress quite a lot before uploading. For gaming for example, I noticed significant improvement if I uploaded the 100Mbps raw data from Shadowplay compared to say a 25Mbps intermediate version.

I also think the depth of field is helping a lot. By blurring out the background the bits can be spent encoding the details of the plumage.

Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by oooooooooooow on Friday September 25, 2020 @12:01AM (#24586452)
Or maybe he decided, out of desperation, to drop the circus act for a second and try to beg the human to get that leash off of him.
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by Hamuko on Friday September 25, 2020 @02:57AM (#24587250)
I doubt the bird is that desperate considering it's being constantly fed.
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by rcv on Friday September 25, 2020 @05:16PM (#24594193)
This one is my absolute favorite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ickzGMtREFk

It's the most perfectly creepy thing you could teach a raven.

Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by abstractbarista on Friday September 25, 2020 @10:52AM (#24590422)
That's simply hilarious!
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by mcswell on Thursday September 24, 2020 @08:55PM (#24585414)
So can ravens, but all they know how to say is "Nevermore."
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by bigiain on Friday September 25, 2020 @12:56AM (#24586701)
Quoth the Raven, "Eat my shorts!"
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by EvanAnderson on Thursday September 24, 2020 @10:53PM (#24586117)
There is an American crow at a local wildlife rescue that will periodically say "American crow." I feel fortunate that I got to make a recording of it.
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by crehn on Friday September 25, 2020 @12:26AM (#24586584)
So you're just going to mention the recording without sharing it?
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by EvanAnderson on Friday September 25, 2020 @08:13AM (#24588914)
Heh heh... Was going to bed. Now that I've had some time to dig it out, here it is:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/109wzdIsVW7hZwX1-8M3IioUMr49...

That's one of the American crows at Brukner Nature Center, Troy, OH US in 2019.

Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by throwaway_pdp09 on Friday September 25, 2020 @03:22AM (#24587398)
A whale 'speaking'. Perhaps whales are a kind of crow.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/oct/23/talking-...

Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by rtkaratekid on Thursday September 24, 2020 @07:51PM (#24585030)
That sounds like the start to a horror story! I’d be terrified if that happened to me.
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by soonoutoftime on Saturday September 26, 2020 @02:46AM (#24596910)
Wow. I thought this was a joke or tv show reference, and wondered why it wasn't downvoted like most jokes on YT. Then I saw the videos.
Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by taneq on Friday September 25, 2020 @12:39AM (#24586629)
Quoth the raven, "mornin' bud".