Crow skiing down a roof
Niko Niko3 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2019–2024
other · general · evergreen · 2019–2024 on HN
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
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
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
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
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
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.