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    Crow skiing down a roof

    Niko Niko

    3 HN recommenders · recommended in 5 months, 2019–2024

    YouTube

    1:24 · 445K views · Oct 3, 2014

    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

    1. @ryanianianApr 2019· in “How to tell a raven from a crow (2012)”

      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

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    2. @rkagererDec 2019· in “Crows could be the smartest animal other than primates”

      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]

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    3. @reducesufferingMar 2022· in “Crows possess higher intelligence, thought a primarily human attribute (2020)”

      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

      RecommendsView on HN
    4. @rewq4321Sep 2020· in “Newfound brain structure explains why some birds are so smart”

      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.

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    5. @hnlmorgMay 2024· in “Insects and other animals have consciousness”

      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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