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CARRION ANIMALS CRACK

Juveniles have pale blue eyes and duller, more brown plumage compared to an adult crow’s light violet gloss on their body and greenish-blue gloss on their wings.

Adult crows can be set apart from juveniles by their black eyes.

Crows can be distinguished from rooks as they have feathers around their thighs and around the base of their beak.

The Carrion crow can be distinguished from the Hooded crow by it’s all black body compared to the ash-grey body of the Hooded crow. In some areas where territories overlap, interbreeding occurs.

However, they are different, occupying different parts of Europe and Asia.

Until recently, Carrion crows and Hooded crows were thought to be the same species.

Considered song birds due to their vast range of melodies, crows have been known to vocalise their feelings in response to hunger or being threatened, for example.

Crows can be identified by their distinctive ‘caw-caw’ sound.

Sometimes moving the food 2-3 times, always remembering where it was hidden. They have been known to hide food away to save it for later. In some instances, crows have even been observed using sticks to access food out of reach.

CARRION ANIMALS CRACK

For example, some crows in Japan use cars on the road to crack open nuts. Crows have been observed using basic tools.The body to brain ratio of a crow is the equivalent of a chimpanzee! This means that it is not far off that of humans. They have the largest brain of all birds except for parrots. Crows are extremely intelligent birds.