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Crow skiing down a roof
About this video
A one-minute clip of a crow repeatedly sliding down a snowy roof on a small lid, apparently just for fun.
Why it appears in the archive
Offered as vivid evidence that animals, crows in particular, play for pleasure and display intelligence beyond survival needs.
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From the Hacker News discussion
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". [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗The "Just for Fun" link[1] leads to some entertaining videos: Skiing down a roof: [VIDEO] My girlfriend's spirit animal: [LINK] Teaming up to provoke a catfight: [LINK] Nipping a sausage: [LINK] [1] [LINK]
Read original comment ↗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: [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Somebody posted this video to a previous thread about the intelligence of grows: [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.
Read original comment ↗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 [VIDEO]
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