Brains in Black Feathers: The Secret Intelligence of Crows

Why Crows Are Called the “Street Smart” Birds π¦π§ Early morning in a crowded market, a fruit vendor sat arranging his baskets of bananas and guavas. Suddenly, a black shadow fluttered past him. A crow landed on the edge of his stall, pretending to peck at nothing in particular. Within seconds, it grabbed a packet of peanuts tied with a rubber band and took off into the sky. The vendor shouted, waved his hand, and even threw a cloth, but the thief had already escaped. A few meters away, the crow perched on an electric wire, balancing the peanut packet in its beak. But instead of tearing it apart, the bird dropped the packet onto the road. A scooter ran over it, bursting it open. The clever crow then swooped down, picked the peanuts, and enjoyed the feast. Watching this scene, one cannot help but wonder: how did a simple bird plan all this? That is the magic of crows – creatures so common, yet so extraordinarily intelligent that scientists call them ...