Testing The World's Smartest Crow

Mark Rober
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My dad ended up getting trained by the neighborhood crows to do tricks for them... One day he noticed the crows throwing walnuts to the ground, clearly trying to break them but without much success, so he picked up the walnuts, stomped on them until they broke, and put them on the sidewalk for the crows. He did that a few more times on separate occasions, and the next thing he knew, the crows were waiting for him just to drop walnuts straight under his feet when he was passing by. They'd call him to get his attention if he didn't notice them. They trained him very well indeed... :)
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You mentioned the crows throwing nuts in front of cars to open them. I have seen a fun variation on this. When I was a royal guard, and walking guarding outside a particular castle, the crows had noticed that we walked very particular routes, so particular that you can actually see the routes as the stones are more worn there. We had steel under our boots to make sound, and they would throw their nuts on my route, using me as they do cars to open their nuts.
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Dude a crow bending the tip of metal to pull out the bucket and then retrieving the same bucket to complete the next puzzle is just mind bending to me!!
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Wow, those wild crows trained Mark perfectly to leave them nuggets on the porch!
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At 15:20 when she brings the wooden ball over to the scale, I think rather than thinking the ball is heavier than the coins, she almost immediately (and correctly, excepting a few puzzles) understands that things from the previous puzzles are important for the next. She might have thought the wooden ball was required to solve the scale.
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The coolest part imo is when the crow tries to take shortcuts to solve the problems faster. Really shows they understand the end goal and aren't just repeating actions mindlessly.
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At first when I saw the puzzles, I was thinking ''there's no way a crow can do all that''. To say my mind has been blown is a gigantic understatement
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I’ve bleached and dyed my hair multiple times over the last couple years that I’ve been feeding my crow couple friends, and they always recognize me no matter what I’m wearing or what my hair color/style is. They are so clever and cute, I love them so much
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I wasn't actually surprised that she could complete any of the puzzles individually - they're all things crows are known to be able to do - but I was blown away by her ability to understand (immediately?) that she was completing a series of puzzles, that she should follow the lights, and that the puzzles were linked together.
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The last part with the crow giving the nugget is just so wholesome.
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The moment with the nugget offering to Mark was touching but the part where the crow made a hook was one of the most incredible things I’ve ever seen.
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Love your videos! 🎉
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I got goosebumps this was such a cool video! I have been cultivating my girlfriend relationship with my neighborhood crows now for the last 3 years. They leave me presents, they come by all the time to say hello, and follow me on my walks. One of my neighbors lovingly called me birdman yesterday, and I couldn't help but smile. Thank you for this Mr rober.
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I absolutely LOVE crows! Also they are highly social creatures. I truly believe that the crow remembered Mark's portrait as a fairly recent addition to her home. I think she put 2 and 2 together and realized that Mark had something to do with her experience. I think she was trying to say that she had a fun time :)
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Cheryls piece offering was the sweetest thing Ive ever seen an animal do. So cute and so genuine!
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The lighting, the mood, the cinematography, the music, the story, the engineering. Everything comes together in the loveliest video on this channel , ever. Thank you, Mark and team.
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I'm a very avid bird lover and knew crows are incredibly smart, but even so I was especially blown away at the fact that she knew to bend the hook!
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I rarely get my mind blown, but this truly was one of those times. Cheryl bending the hook was mind blowing and her giving you a nugget was even more insane. Because that demonstrated her ability to feel emotions, feel gratitude and know when someone helped her... insane
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The "not afraid to fail" approach is the best part about working with kids.
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