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Crows Are Always Jerks to Ravens, Research Confirms. A new study shows that although crows are smaller than ravens, they are almost always the aggressors when the two species interact.
Crows primarily attacked in small groups rather than one-on-one confrontations with ravens. The breeding season was when most of the attack observations were made, suggesting that nest predation ...
Crows primarily attacked in small groups rather than one-on-one confrontations with ravens. The breeding season was when most of the attack observations were made, suggesting that nest predation ...
As I write this column the sun is just coming up over Spread Eagle Mountain in Keene Valley. Astronomically speaking, it is just past summer solstice time, so sunrise comes early. I am bleary still ...
Ravens and crows quickly learned to observe a human holding a rock in one hand and a food item—either a highly preferred bit of cheese or a less preferred grape—in the other hand.
Crows and ravens have great flying ability, which allows them to gain access to new places more easily. While these skills were key to their success, new research from biologists in Arts ...
"Crows live almost everywhere in the United States. Ravens live mostly in the northern-most areas," he says. "I read awhile back, they sighted a raven in northern Ohio last year, for, like, the ...
The notion that crows and ravens might reward humans who provide them food motivated the title of the book Tony Angell and I recently published (Gifts of the Crow; 2012 Simon and Schuster). When I ...