Clever crow outsmarts TWO turkey vultures with ONE move
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- This crow manages to turn two turkey vultures against each other in order to get access to the water dish. I don't know if the crow intended to make this vulture think the other vulture pecked at it, but that's how it played out!
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One of the most awesome videos I've seen this year...👏👏👏
Thank you so much for the kind words!!
wow, you don't get out much
@@strangerous1313 yeah...i aint a homeless tramp like you
You must not watch many videos
@@littleman787 no i don't....whats your problem?.. myopia or astigmatism...?
This is some actual looney tunes shit. He actually did the “tap a guy on the shoulder and make him think it was his buddy” move
Did you see the vultures beak open at the end to bite the other one 😂 I watched this too many times
Yup swat i thought😂
@@ImTedBundy86 I made videos like 5 years ago but privated them
Im pretty sure Looney Tunes is based on this shit.
im pretty sure looney tunes is based on this sh*t
Turkey buzzards don't even need an excuse to fight each other. Watching them battle over a carcass is something else.
They don't get along/cooperate quite so well as the black-headed vultures we have around here.
Crows are incredibly smart, and I know this because I've been taking care of the same crow for five years now. Every year, in the spring she comes back to my house and waits on the same power line right outside of my second story window for me to hand her Cheetos (her favorite) until she's ready to burst. She also comes to my gazebo when she sees me and will disect the ham sandwich I give her eating only the cheese and bread while leaving just the ham. I've also seen a video of a crow using a cellophane cigarette wrapper to go fishing. It dips it into the water until minnows come by out of curiosity and BAM instant dinner. Amazing animals.
That is an amazing story. What a special connection you have with that crow! Thanks for the wonderful comment.
Why you little instigator. I couldn't be more proud.
It's like when Mr. Bean orchestrated the fight between two dudes in the waiting room line.
If crows had little arms, like a T-Rex. We would have, serious competition.
Corvids are such MASSIVE assholes sometimes. I love them so much
Delightfully devilish Crow-more
literal cartoon logic lmao
Que lindo sin vergüenza el amigo cuervo❤❤❤❤❤❤
The most amazing bit is that their brain is this big 🌰
The intelligence and overall situation here is almost cartoonish lol
Yes haha, even down to the way the crow runs over to the water dish after it pulls off it's little move.
Mah man was born in the endz
“Did he just touch you? Personally, I would not take that.”
-Crow
"Hey pal, that guy said something about yo mom."
Lol😂 that's hilarious
LMAO!!!!😂
i like how the vulture didt react right away. its like the more he thought about it the more pissed off he got
bro tried to manage his anger but failed
I found the video more funny thinking about that now xD
I wonder if it took a moment for the pain to set in then it got pissed.
He said *sigh*
@@Jojowrryyyy and then mr disrespect bathed in the drinking water of the vultures, for maximum disrespect.
I love that the Turkey vulture just takes a second like: "Did he just...?"
@@Flynn217something Whomst've, if you will
"sigh. Another vilture disrespecting me as always.... this is my life.... but you know what? I'm not going to stand for it anymore. I'm not going to fucking stand for it! FUCK YOU JEFF! ARRRGGGH"
Of course that’s what it seemed like to a human
yep... almost smart-enough to finish that thought.
What?! Haha… Such a smart crow! 🤣
That fluff up and slow turn as if it was saying “You son of the B$#%”
😂😂
Lmaooo the poor guy in the background that got blamed for it too
Your ' son of the bitch' makes it even funnier
Came here to say that!! "..that's the third.. time.. this.. WEEK!"
@nyancat8828 he knew it was coming. Watched the whole thing unfold
I once watched a crow “attack” a gray squirrel in an urban park.
The park was adjacent to a busy 4 lane roadway, and the crow kept cutting off the squirrel’s repeated attempts to reach the nearest tree.
The squirrel was finally forced to sprint across the road, and narrowly missed being flattened.
That’s when I realized that the crow was hoping to turn the squirrel into a meal of fresh road kill.
Those things are diabolically smart!
Thanks for the comment! That is a fascinating story and I can totally believe that the crow was doing that intentionally. Incredible stuff.
It's already fairly well documented that crows know to leave things like nuts and shells on roads so that cars will crack them open, can almost guarantee that was the crow's plan.
There was a video from a man who owned a pet crow. He was advising against people trying to own one because (and I quote) they are literal psychopaths. So yes, I believe it. We can love them from afar
Well they aren't psychopaths though. They empathise for their own kind. Humans are worse in this regard, because we have awareness of the suffering our dinner goes through and the self control to prevent it.
Amazing dinosaurs !
they do this a lot, they'll antagonize an animal and get it to fight another, either to get them out of the area, or sometimes just for funsies, cuz these guys are way too smart for their own good
They are exactly smart enough for their own good. Everyone ELSE in the animal kingdom, watch out though!
Magpies are even worse. They just love pissing off anything
I find this absolutely hilarious, and didn't know they instigated things regularly. Not only is it funny, but it's extremely effective and I love that even more
Crows are the next threat to our world 😂
But in all seriousness, imagine if you gave the intelligence of crows to emus, which Australia lost a WAR to. The world would be done
@@KJ7Tillymannhold up, australia lost a war to the emus?
I love how the vulture looks down, then adjusts itself. Like an old man hiking up his britches and going “Welp… time to go beat Jerry’s a-“
LOL
This is how I envisioned it lol.
I shit you not Sam
... same crow as yesterday Washed his ASS again TOO !
😂
😂😂😂
Lmao. I loved the delay and that aggresive turn - It's like "I already told you to leave my feathers alone!"
Idk why but I read this in scottish pirate accent 😅
@@Tahsin365what's heavier a kilogram of steel or a kilogram of feathers? I always read this in Scottish accent cuz limmy
I love the way 80% of the comments here say exactly this and are made by puffed up assholes who think they're original because they're too dumb or lazy or arrogant to read first.
@@Quzga - Kilogram of steel. Because it's, steel.
@@Siberius-
Please tell me you’re joking.
Crow is surviving out here like the youngest sibling in every family
@@xshxryour comment gave me the ick
@@xshxr you out here talking about cringe, zoomer
@@xshxr
"Cringe" 🤓
@@xshxrI like how you're confused, but he did the same thing you did 😂
😂😂
I am a grown human adult and don’t possess this level of foresight, planning, mischievousness, and execution. I stand humbled before this crow. 😂
Also the Guts he had to take that Calculated Risk.
The crow made sure he pulled the feather that was closest to the second vulture...what attention to details! 😂
The fact he knew it would get genuinely mad and attack the other shows it's not just smart and able to comprehend the concept of the future, but it's capable of empathy too.
It knows that it hurts when a feather is pulled and it knows that if someone pulled its feather, it'd get mad at them and chase them off.
It understands cause and affect I don't know if you can say for sure it's empathy.
@@PhoenixContorta Empathy is the result of a formed Mind theory in a individual. Having it means that you understand what others are thinking and their possible reaction. "Cause and effect" reasoning is more related with the interaction between living individual and non-living object. Example: "what will happen if I push these rocks from a this cliff? they will fall and shatter". What happen in the video is the interaction between two living things, which is much, really much unpredictable. However, when you possess a formed mind theory, it become really much easier, because you can consider your reaction to a particulare situation and projecting on the current one. Crows have a Mind theory, so it's really probable that it predicted the reaction of the volture, noting the advantage of it.
@@francescocolombo899
The bird could have just witnessed a previous interaction that it knew drew that reaction.
Nothing we can see in the video confirms the bird did it because of an understanding of empathy.
@@PhoenixContorta Birds, expecially social birds like crows, are empathic. They understand what is empathy and they apply it in issue regarding the interaction with their like and others quite well. nothing in the video can demonstrate it, sure, but but that’s only because we can’t observe his brain activity.
@@francescocolombo899
Okay cool thanks outside information is great
"It's called trolling. We do a little trolling." -Crows
Great, npw i have to get an AI to generate some "Crow with Trump hair" art
Lmao we do a little trolling, perhaps a little to much trolling.
That's just the motto of crows
trolling is like 90% of the crow's game plan
Innocent Vulture: Why are you looking at me like that?
Angry Vulture: YOU SON OF A...!
Lol, That crow straight up framed that vulture. 😂 Up until now, I thought only humans framed others.
The crow should become an artist
😂😂
@@718voxhe did it for the lols
They have pets too, or at least ravens do. They train them from youth, help them find food, then share in the feast
@@PyroJoe1
What kind of “pet?” Lol
Crow is the type of guy that "knows the streets". Something tells me this isn't the first time it's used this technique.
Street-smart little Crow. 😎
Man, crows are so intelligent. Just in this brief instance alone it has shown that it:
- Has spatial awareness and recognizes the other vulture is just close enough to reasonably be seen as the suspect
- Knows that its victim will not react right away
- Knows that the vulture will immediately become aggressive and attack the closest one
@BizznessBox There's a "Causal Understanding of a Crow" test on here and it's fascinating to watch it work out problems to get food.
Bro the fact he makes *eye contact* with the second vulture like xD he's just: "good luck explaining this"
Oh yah, there's definitely an element of I did this to you going on there.
You can practically hear the wheels turning. Crow looks at vulture #1 at the water dish, then looks over at vulture #2 just minding its own business, sneaks up, pulls on the tail feathers of #1 and rapidly flies away. I love how #1 reacts so slowly, “Huuhhh? What the? You jerk!!!” Classic!😂
Well said! I also love that "wheels turning" moment in the video.
Vulture #2 It wasn't me ya turkey..
he didn't pull any feather, look. He pulled the feather closest to the other vulture! 😂
Works every time 😜
Gayest comment award 🏳️🌈
@@Anonymous-lq2bs 💅🤩
0:13 : What's even more incredible is that he comes before his victim is completely gone. As if the result was assured in advance. Reminiscent of those guys in the manga, throwing a punch, and walking away without looking back knowing that the opponent is going to collapse to the ground. One punch KO for the crow.
the crow with the proverbial "one hitter quitter" 🤣
@@midatlanticbackyard You're the umpteenth person I've encountered using " the proverbial" this month. I mean that in a good way. But I also need to know why more people are using it. Is it in a recent movie that I need to watch?
@@victorgadamba5518 Frequency illusion maybe
@@Goblin-Coded nah, my youtube watching has been consistent and I just noticed more youtubers use "the proverbial", many picking it up. Especially ones that do commentary, podcasts, and reaction videos That's what I watch.
@@victorgadamba5518 YMMV: this is the first I seen _"the proverbial"_ in what, months? Years? Forget when the last time I see others said it, and yes I'm a frequent audience.
You can see the crow formulating his plan, looking at one vulture and then the other. Brilliant!
I love how the crow sat there looking back and forth between the vultures just letting the gears turn for a minute
that poor framed bird- he has no clue why he’s getting attacked rn 😂
looks like he is actually often attacked by this one from his instant reaction. Probably the crow knew about this.
I have never seen anything like this. All the documentaries and videos about the intelligence of crows and generally animals, this video left my jaw dropped. Perfect video!
Thanks for the comment! It's possible that the crow didn't plan all of this, and it just sort of happened that way, but in any event crows definitely put a lot of thought into how they can irritate these animals just enough to get them to go away. It's incredible either way, and I wouldn't put it past them to be able to orchestrate something like this!
@@midatlanticbackyard Completely agree!
There's another popular video where it does it with two cats. Nothing to gain from it, corvids are just assholes.
Well crows show intelligence levels of 7 year old humans, and those lil shitlets also do this kind of stuff lmao
They do this with cats too. They’ll tug on one cat’s tail to get it to fight the other one.
My kittens used to do the same thing. One would sneak attack another from behind and run, and the kitten would turn around and attack the closest sibling. Better than TV. 😂
Haha, that's fantastic!
Turkey vulture: Knows there is a crow and another turkey vulture. Knows the crow was nearby. Knows it had a butt feather pulled. Turns. Absolutely no sense of object permanence, sees nothing other than other Turkey vulture. Attacks that.
Classic 1st grader move....
Yup, the tried and true tap on one shoulder while standing behind the other shoulder type of move, lol.
I think it's more of a high schooler move than a first grader move.
this is out of a cartoon
I love how he looks at the other vulture behind it first before he bites the first one. You can literally see the the gears turning in his head.
Dude, that's a classic Looney Tunes move. Well played bird guy.
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He probably peed in their water before getting out 😂
fun fact: birds dont really pee!
you know how bird shit is white? the white part is their urine, but they dont have a separate anus and urethra to do their business, so their urine and feces get bundled together before the bird takes a shit. totally possible that it took a fat dump in the water before leaving tho (my pet birds are so bad about shitting in their water)
(i know ur comment was likely a joke but i really wanted to dispense bird facts)
@@ElsaTheHobo Lol. It was a joke. I knew all that, but great information for those who don't. Have a great day.
I love how the crow looked at the other vulture as he realise what he was going to get himself into
He didn't even turn around at first, he took a moment to go *"Oh no he DIDN'T!"*
LOL yea. Someone else commented about the vulture needing to pull up its britches before it launched its attack, which I thought was a funny way of visualizing it.
This is worth watching 20 times in a row! 😆
I'm casually doing it hahahahahahahahahah😂
That poor innocent other vulture, though 😂
Poor vulture was essentially caught in the crossfire!
Wrong place, wrong time.
I also thought about that poor one😂
Gotta love crows for being so damn clever. But part of me can't help but feel sorry for the poor birds of prey that they're always outsmarting.
Well said. They are brilliant birds but often times that brilliance is displayed at the expense of others!
@@midatlanticbackyard reminds me of humans, actually...
Vultures, almost by definition, are not "birds of prey."
@@Icemario87Vultures are birds of prey. A turkey vulture, however, is not a bird of prey.
@@Cryptech1010 @icemario087 All vultures, including the Turkey Vulture, are, by definition, birds of prey; to understand how birds of prey/raptors are defined and identified, see the article by McClure et al. (2019), “Commentary: Defining Raptors and Birds of Prey,” in Journal of Raptor Research, 53(4), pp. 419-430. American Vultures, who make up their own Family, Cathartidae, are the last of a lineage (Order Cathartiformes) which diverged from other diurnal birds of prey (Order Accipitriformes: ospreys (Family Pandionidae), the Secretarybird (Family Sagittariidae), and the Family Accipitridae) ~64-69 million years ago. (And, as you may know, Afro-Eurasian Vultures make up the Subfamilies Aegypiinae and Gypaetinae in the Family Accipitridae, the same Family as hawks and eagles.) These two lineages (Cathartiformes and Accipitriformes) are sister groups/taxa, and together they make up the birds of prey clade Accipitrimorphae. In other words, Cathartiformes and Accipitriformes are each other’s *closest living relatives* . As McClure and colleagues explain in their article, birds of prey/raptors constitute the most basal branches/clades of ‘core landbirds’ (Telluraves), and are defined as “all species within orders that evolved from a raptorial landbird lineage and in which most species maintained their raptorial lifestyle as derived from their common ancestor” (426). In practical terms, this definition currently applies to the following Orders: Cathartiformes (American vultures & extinct teratorns), Accipitriformes (ospreys, the Secretarybird, eagles, Afro-Eurasian vultures, etc.), Strigiformes (owls), Cariamiformes (seriemas, extinct terror birds, etc.), and Falconiformes (falcons & caracaras). So yes, all vultures, including the Turkey Vulture and other Cathartids/American vultures, are birds of prey; vultures are just specifically identified as (obligate) scavenger/scavenging birds of prey.
Literally one of the smartest animals on the planet. They have shown the ability to use tools and have the same cognitive ability as a five to six year old human.
and the blind cruety of one. could have easily just shared the water- but wanted to cause suffering, just because it can. I've seen crows throw baby chicks of other birds out of trees, and seemingly all giggle as they kill it. not to say there isn't some that are uncommonly kind (to humans, that feed them) but.. i think it says a lot about our own nature too.
@@TannuWannuIntelligence does not guarantee empathy and kindness. Neither does lack of intelligence. Intellect is just a tool that strengthens your ability to do harm or do good.
@@TannuWannu They don’t have any concept of cruelty or morality. They don’t intend to cause pain, only to do what it takes to survive. You are just projecting your human morality and ethics onto creatures that have no such concept. Really humans are the cruel ones because they understand this concept and yet do cruel things all the time
ALERT, gamechanger: the turkey to the left was paid off and in on it!
Crows are amazing creatures! They’ve rapidly become my favorite bird. 💗
Mine too, don't tell my missus
duck master race
@@Anon1gh3
I've never seen a duck land on a tree branch, just saying.
@@WhoThisMonkeyOh, you are right👍 it's true😊 I just noticed it right now😂
Bird watcher probably have ton of story people not gona believe
Do tell! :)
Great point! Even for us, there's a lot of fun stuff we see in the backyard that doesn't always get caught on the trailcam.
I like the big sigh the vulture gave before turning around and chasing the other vulture 😂
Crows are aliens playing dumb in our view🤯😱
Perfect comedic timing.
Crows are indeed some of the smartest birds out there ... but interesting that the vulture just wanted a drink, whereas the crow wanted a bath! Must have been some kind of steamy warm, too, judging from all the tiny bugs flying around.
You're exactly right! Temperatures were in the 80s that day, and we routinely see the crows taking baths all summer during the hotter, sunnier days. But as you say, the vultures only occasionally will go for just a drink.
Not only that, but they’re actually one of the smartest animals, period!
@@midatlanticbackyard
May I ask what part of the world/state you live in, where your backyard is getting visited by turkey vultures? Does that happen often? I’ve never seen such a thing in my life here in California, but I’m 20-25 minutes drive inland from the ocean, and I’m guessing they like more desert environments.
Everyone’s so focused on the actions of the smarty-pants crow that no one’s mentioning what a trip it is to see turkey vultures hanging out by a water bowl in your backyard! Unless you do some kind of wildlife rescue or something, this is so unusual! :)
He’s smarter than most people I know including myself.
You're not alone, I feel the same way! Haha
Oh I thought the crow was a girl
@@AmandaMerkel ok ,she’s very smart.👍
I love how the vulture near the water bowl ruffles his feathers as he gets ready to tussle
I'm just stunned about how much time it took for the feather-pulling to arrive in the turkey's brain and evoke his reaction 😂
I like how that turkey was like holding his breath before unleashing his fury
me too
What a clever little guy
I love birds! They are so smart! I have a rooster love him! We only feed them treatos on one side of the fence but they have two ways of getting out of the run area. Well apparently someone dropped a treat right outside the fence where he couldn't get to it. So he waited till we let him out the next day walked all the way around to the other end of the run and grabbed the treat!!! He not only remembered where it was he was waiting to go get it!! Bird brain my buns. ❤ love my Mr.Beaks!
Thanks for the comment! That's pretty impressive from that rooster! Birds (and many other animals) are definitely smarter than us humans sometimes want to give them credit for!
A lot of these behaviors are really only possible if the Crow is capable of reasoning like we are.
First: It had a want, but delayed it because of an external threat. Delayed gratification, threat analysis.
Second: It observed the situation and noted two vultures being present. Observation.
Third: It formulated a plan to trigger a fight between the vultures. Planning.
(Corollary, this plan is likely novel; it's not a common enough situation for this to be learned by rote repetition.)
Fourth: This plan required a behavior within the target vulture based on understanding of shared stimulus. Theory of Mind, empathy.
Fifth: It executed this plan when the vulture was looking away. Tactical deception achieved.
@@tairo1092uh
Corvids are scary smart. The only reason why they are not the masters of Earth is because they are not interested.
... which is totally smart.
What a naughty little birdy :D Poor innocent turkey vulture! That was lovely, thanks for the video :)
Thanks for watching and commenting! Glad you enjoyed it!
See ya all in 8 years when this video blows up again
With everything that has gone down in the 2020's so far, I can only imagine what things will be like in 2031 while we all sit here and watch 'clever crow' once more!
i'm laughing so hard bahahaa 🤣 i thought the crow was gonna do something to scare both of the turkeys at once but it was wayyyy much smarter than that 🤣 thanks for sharing this
Thanks for the comment! I appreciate it!
Lmaoo why did it react so slow 😂😂😂 “I’m really working on myself but you know what!”
It's like cartoons of old... the pranked vulture need to roll up its sleeves and pull up its britches, figuratively. 😂
I love crows. I enjoy watching Mr Crow walk up to my chicken pen like a 40s gangster and stealing food. I'm comin to steal your treats, see? He does lots of funny things.
Haha, that's great. It's amazing to see just how far crows will push the envelope, in terms of what they think to do and also how many different animals they are willing to mess with.
Just over a year ago, right after sunrise, I heard what sounded like a car alarm, but it had a weird sound to it. This car alarm was the type that starts out as a police 🚨 , then an ambulance 🚨 ...etc.
So I looked out the window and saw a crow, standing on a fence post, just alarming away!
Let's just say I was in awe, then followed by uncontrollable laughter resulting in pissing myself😂
I love these birds man!
LOL that's hilarious. I've loved reading these kind of stories people have been leaving in the comments!
I think this crow has used this manoeuvre more than once.
surely!
The one in the back has a look on its face like it knows something is up and it's about to get blamed 🤣
That crow had obviously read Machiavelli’s Letters to the Prince and knew about divide and rule.
Crow must've put a lot of points into stealth to be able to get that close without being detected.
I bet the other vulture was like, “But I didn’t do anything!” 😆😆😆😆
🤣
They’ll make cats fight eachother just so for entertainment’s sake
I love how the crow looked at the scene and saw the setup before executing his strategy.
i love how the crow flies direcly overhead so the vulture would think he'd flown off into the distance.
Theory of mind.
You can literally see the crow formulate the plan. It looks at the vulture minding it's own business for a second, makes sure it isn't seen and then makes it's move. It carefully positions itself in the first vultures blind spot until it runs off. Planned and executed perfectly.
Damn, I knew crows were smart but this is impressive!
Crow was like: “Heh! Dumbass…”
Crows are not only intelligent they have a remarkable sense of humor.
People have no idea how freaking smart crows are, some have even been able to mimic human speech.
Yes, and their ability to use tools is also crazy!
LOL she looked right at the other vulture and made the plan 😂
Vulture: “Wait, who does this MoFo think he is..?”
The live action version of "I don't know how you did it, but I know you DID IT!"
Classic
Crow has learned the art of war.
There are humans that aren’t smart enough to think of something like this. Think of that.
Maybe they aren't jerks enough dummy
The typical spy movie breaking in scene 😭
It's almost as if the crow looks to the one in the back and says "Are you watching? I'm gonna screw you over ;) "
Wow! This reminds me of those “theory of mind” tests, where children under a certain age can’t comprehend the difference between what they know about a situation and what other people know about it. I’m trying to be skeptical here and account for the possibility of this being more happenstance than it appears, but man… the way the crow examines the other bird first sure is compelling.
Thanks for the comment! I share some of your skepticism, and as I mentioned in the video description, it's entirely possible that the crow didn't plan it all out this way. But the end result was pretty amazing either way!
Everyone's praising the crow for being smart, but its trick only works because turkey vultures are clearly dumb as bricks.
Researchers do suspect corvids and parrots do have theory of mind.
What a cheeky bird
Classic move. Perfectly executed.
10/10
The second vulture had that guilty look tho, "It wasn't me, I swear!" 😂
This is kind of what politicians do to us regular folk. 😁
This is some Mr. Beans at the clinic queue level of comedy right here
Every time i hear a random crow outside. "COME SAY THAT TO MY FACE" ...
Most humans can't plan that many steps ahead.
You're right. I type one index finger on one hand, no more than that. This sentences is taking me hours!
BMA
I Hope you are not 1!!!😋
@@ENTERTAININGVIDEOS1 My trap was pretty simple and single stage. Say a bird is smarter than most humans in a TH-cam comment. And like a bird feeder, watch the humans flocks on in to offer wit.
@@attemptedunkindness3632 BMA
And (once) he (Sulaimān) checked the birds and said, “How is it with me that I do not see the hudhud (hoopoe)? Rather he has disappeared.I will punish him with a severe punishment or slaughter him unless he brings to me a clear plea.”Then the hoopoe did not take long and said (to Sulaimān), “I have discovered what you did not, and have brought to you a sure information from Saba’ (Sheba/Yemen).
@@ENTERTAININGVIDEOS1 Yes. Good. Most welcomed wit.
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I love how the turkey vulture went like
*Sigh*
“Again? How many timES DID I TELL YOU TO NOT-“