You've Heard of a Murder of Crows. How About a Crow Funeral? | Deep Look

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    They may be dressed in black, but crow funerals aren't the solemn events that we hold for our dead. These birds cause a ruckus around their fallen friend. Are they just scared, or is there something deeper going on?
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    It’s a common site in many parks and backyards: Crows squawking. But groups of the noisy black birds may not just be raising a fuss, scientists say. They may be holding a funeral.
    Kaeli Swift, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Washington’s Avian Conservation Lab in Seattle, is studying how crows learn about danger from each other and how they respond to seeing one of their own who has died.
    Unlike the majority of animals, crows react strongly to seeing a fellow member of their species has died, mobbing together and raising a ruckus.
    Only a few animals like whales, elephants and some primates, have such strong reactions.
    To study exactly what may be going on on, Swift developed an experiment that involved exposing local crows in Seattle neighborhoods to a dead taxidermied crow in order to study their reaction.
    “It’s really incredible,” she said. “They’re all around in the trees just staring at you and screaming at you.”
    Swift calls these events ‘crow funerals’ and they are the focus of her research.
    --- What do crows eat?
    Crows are omnivores so they’ll eat just about anything. In the wild they eat insects, carrion, eggs seeds and fruit. Crows that live around humans eat garbage.
    --- What’s the difference between crows and ravens?
    American crows and common ravens may look similar but ravens are larger with a more robust beak. When in flight, crow tail feathers are approximately the same length. Raven tail feathers spread out and look like a fan.
    Ravens also tend to emit a croaking sound compared to the caw of a crow. Ravens also tend to travel in pairs while crows tend to flock together in larger groups. Raven will sometimes prey on crows.
    --- Why do crows chase hawks?
    Crows, like animals whose young are preyed upon, mob together and harass dangerous predators like hawks in order to exclude them from an area and protect their offspring. Mobbing also teaches new generations of crows to identify predators.
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  • @a-bird-lover
    @a-bird-lover 6 лет назад +11771

    Imagine someone just chilling at a park when they see some lady in a creepy mask with a dead crow go past and all the other crows gathering around like it's some sort of ritual

  • @Daily_Dose_of_Grass
    @Daily_Dose_of_Grass 5 лет назад +4132

    Crows: *gets scared*
    People in the park: *also gets scare*

    • @Cuban20
      @Cuban20 4 года назад +18

      Rofl

    • @aurelius9793
      @aurelius9793 4 года назад +75

      The next thing you know are people flying around and cawing at her too.

    • @adastra591
      @adastra591 4 года назад +5

      😁

    • @87crowhat54
      @87crowhat54 3 года назад +12

      Crow in 18th century Victorian London East end:*sees a general that has been beaten to death *OH BLOODY #### WAS TIS CAUSED BY THAT EDWARD FELLO!?

    • @theecube1
      @theecube1 3 года назад +1

      Nah it's in Seattle, they're used to weird stuff :v

  • @XVeganDaveGodFreeX
    @XVeganDaveGodFreeX 3 года назад +761

    A crow was stuck in my grandma's chimney behind the flue. I got him out with gloves and a mirror and when I took him outside there were dozens of concerned crows making a ruckus. As soon at I let him go they all gathered around him in the same tree. It was very obvious they were concerned and quite intelligent.

    • @naomitan8032
      @naomitan8032 11 месяцев назад +7

      Did they recognise you after?

    • @BengtBagels
      @BengtBagels 8 месяцев назад +34

      ​@@naomitan8032 it's been 2 years... clearly Vegan Dave didnt make it. 😗
      Crows got to 'm.

    • @colorwarriors
      @colorwarriors 4 месяца назад +2

      Such a pity…

  • @MindAnimations
    @MindAnimations 4 года назад +290

    I have seen a crow funeral. I feed the crows and have done so for many years so they always feel safe in my yard, the 30 tall trees doesn’t hurt either. Several years ago our cat had a very remarkable kitten, his name was Orion. He was black like the crows, and black like his mother. He was not allowed out but eventually he got out because he was a curious and spirited boy. One morning I woke up to find 100+ crows in the trees in my backyard all of them doing their Funeral cry. My heart sank because I could not find a Ryan and I had some inkling of what was going on, I walked outside I circled the block and they’re on the busy road way behind my house with my baby Orion he had died. The crows called me and told me that he had passed and they stayed for sometime. Sure he was black like them, but on some level I think they understood that he was my baby and they were sad on my behalf. I will never forget that morning or how it felt.

    • @jdinsomniac7504
      @jdinsomniac7504 Год назад +33

      very sad but nice they still acknowledged your cat

    • @melonoire
      @melonoire Год назад +9

      Thanks for sharing this story :"

    • @stancexpunks
      @stancexpunks Год назад

      Why he gotta be black

    • @preciousmousse
      @preciousmousse 11 месяцев назад +5

      Thank you for sharing! What were your thoughts in that moment?

    • @kcl4248
      @kcl4248 10 месяцев назад +1

      You do know it was probably the crows that killed your cat right??

  • @Midnight_Pisces21905
    @Midnight_Pisces21905 5 лет назад +6240

    Crow: OH GOD, SHE’S GOT JERRY!!!
    Crow: SOUND THE ALARM!!!!

  • @darylthomas7317
    @darylthomas7317 5 лет назад +5040

    If i saw someone with that creepy mask, id start cawing like that too..

  • @mad3049
    @mad3049 3 года назад +328

    Crow:*see a dead crow*
    Crow: EMERGENCY MEETING!!!!!!

    • @123TeeMee
      @123TeeMee 3 года назад +25

      this is the one among us reference I will ever tolerate

    • @FutureMan420Blazer
      @FutureMan420Blazer 3 года назад +2

      @Liam Caruana no it doesnt

    • @FutureMan420Blazer
      @FutureMan420Blazer 3 года назад +2

      @Liam Caruana well i guess its how you pronounce it. But the one wowel is o and the other is e. Maybe similiar word thingy cant remember whats its called.

    • @dislikebot
      @dislikebot 2 года назад +1

      AMOGUS SUSSY WHEN IMPOSTER IS SUS HAHHHAA

    • @APersonOnYouTubeX
      @APersonOnYouTubeX 2 года назад +1

      @@dislikebot I genuinely hate among us memes they’re cringe and the reason why among us died (ppl started teaming etc.)

  • @mylifeisacomplexpastiche7901
    @mylifeisacomplexpastiche7901 4 года назад +378

    *_"MURDERER"_*
    *_"MURDEREEEEEER"_*

    • @VAIBHAVMALHOTRA19
      @VAIBHAVMALHOTRA19 3 года назад +2

      Is this RDR2 reference?

    • @tentilol
      @tentilol 3 года назад +2

      @@VAIBHAVMALHOTRA19 no its an a hat in time reference

    • @lemoniscate
      @lemoniscate 3 года назад +2

      now it's a Hades reference too

    • @cvampaul
      @cvampaul День назад +1

      Edgar Allan Poe reference?

  • @stalecroissant2523
    @stalecroissant2523 4 года назад +3065

    Narrator: "it lets out a *PIERCING* call!"
    Crow: c a w

    • @clintbeastwood2313
      @clintbeastwood2313 4 года назад +68

      Right!!! When I heard him say that and all it did was it's normal caw, I looked at my phone like the eagle in your profile pic! 🤦‍♂️

    • @sparklemypaws172
      @sparklemypaws172 4 года назад +2

      Lol

    • @sparklemypaws172
      @sparklemypaws172 4 года назад +21

      0:36

    • @bei864
      @bei864 4 года назад +3

      IKR

    • @MelonHere20
      @MelonHere20 3 года назад +5

      Yeah XD I was expecting something loud for a second

  • @alexrr9264
    @alexrr9264 5 лет назад +2688

    *Puts on mask
    CROW: I've never met this man in my life

    • @ack434
      @ack434 5 лет назад +68

      Àlex Ros Roger “Wait a minute. Who are you?”

    • @toheedmalik2238
      @toheedmalik2238 4 года назад +11

      And wig,

    • @sumaiyakausar9482
      @sumaiyakausar9482 3 года назад +1

      *women

    • @Baran_124
      @Baran_124 2 года назад

      @@sumaiyakausar9482 bruh

    • @ciemny_awootism
      @ciemny_awootism 2 года назад

      @@sumaiyakausar9482 thats the original template from marvel i think, so the meme wouldnt be messed up
      *"ive never met this man in my life"*

  • @abcdefo
    @abcdefo 2 года назад +58

    One afternoon I was at my house and heard a strange noise coming from outside. Eventually i noticed it was maybe 100 crows cawing loudly within a single tree. Eventually I saw a single crow fly in from the distance and land in the tree. In an instant the noise stopped and every single one of them took off together. Was one of the most incredible things I've ever seen. Such an organized effort just make sure a single member of their group didn't get left behind. They truly are remarkable creatures. Full of compassion and virtue.

    • @zetareticulan321
      @zetareticulan321 29 дней назад +1

      Maybe they were waiting for their boss to arrive.

  • @flowerfrost447
    @flowerfrost447 4 года назад +136

    “And lets out a piercing call”
    Crow: **caW**

    • @sheer9203
      @sheer9203 4 года назад +3

      -Flower Frost-
      Stolen comment

    • @nuvlae
      @nuvlae 4 года назад

      Stevie Beth Marshall Show Gaming yep he can’t come up with something funny by himself

  • @Velo-vl3qj
    @Velo-vl3qj 4 года назад +1892

    "So what do you do for work?"
    "Oh, right now I'm ritualistically terrifying an entire community of crows."

  • @LostOneOmega
    @LostOneOmega 5 лет назад +1642

    "You see her? Something ain't right about her."
    -The Crows, probably

    • @rizike6948
      @rizike6948 4 года назад +18

      [Quran 5:31] Then Allah sent a crow digging the ground, to show him how to cover his brother's corpse. He said, "Woe to me! I was unable to be like this crow, and bury my brother's corpse." So he became full of regrets.
      Mentioned 1400 years ago.

    • @abidkhairy..3863
      @abidkhairy..3863 4 года назад +5

      @@rizike6948 wow, i always read that ayat but just realized the meaning behind that now

    • @sarahkhan2765
      @sarahkhan2765 3 года назад

      😆😆

    • @angelmon588
      @angelmon588 3 года назад +1

      Abid Khairy can you explain it?

    • @abidkhairy..3863
      @abidkhairy..3863 3 года назад +5

      @@angelmon588 it's a long story of first murder on the earth, the story of Adam's childrens.
      I can't explain it well on this comment (my English is bad af), but here is the video ruclips.net/video/ctM4pA5CeWg/видео.html

  • @DavidMcCoul
    @DavidMcCoul 4 года назад +263

    How often I want to see that mask again: NEVERMORE

    • @iamdergen
      @iamdergen 4 года назад +1

      David McCoul that was a raven silly silly man.
      P.S. I’m sorry for calling you silly.

    • @vduck7354
      @vduck7354 3 года назад

      @@iamdergen dont be. We love it silly😂

    • @minecraftmosso1825
      @minecraftmosso1825 3 месяца назад +1

      "Quoth the Raven, Nevermore."

  • @thatweirdartist9852
    @thatweirdartist9852 4 года назад +58

    I love how these episodes are 4 minutes or less but contain a lot of extremely useful information

  • @iridescent982
    @iridescent982 5 лет назад +5003

    I just now realized that I've never seen a dead crow

    • @banishedfromthedwarfplanet530
      @banishedfromthedwarfplanet530 4 года назад +365

      Look in your closet.

    • @GenderWoman666
      @GenderWoman666 4 года назад +70

      They've burried.

    • @SyobonPro
      @SyobonPro 4 года назад +101

      I've only seen one in my life but its a different species located here in Mexico called "Chanates", they are too known for their intelligence but they are smaller and more compact than crows.

    • @ReiAnikaAyanami
      @ReiAnikaAyanami 4 года назад +153

      I unfortunately saw one once. Poor dude got electrocuted on a electric pole. It wasn't too gruesome (no blood), just a charred body. Hope I never have to see something like that again.

    • @Catcatcatcatmmm
      @Catcatcatcatmmm 4 года назад +17

      I always see dead ones in my city
      I really didn’t know that this is rare

  • @Nicksloan91
    @Nicksloan91 6 лет назад +3072

    Personal Anecdote: A few years ago, one of the black cats in my apartment complex killed a crow and after that the crows recognized her and would attack her (and only her) whenever she went outside. It always astounded me that they knew the difference between her and the other cats. Even the other black ones.

    • @2Orangess
      @2Orangess 5 лет назад +214

      That's fascinating woah

    • @davidbritt5020
      @davidbritt5020 5 лет назад +316

      One time a mailman got attacked for months after upsetting some crows..

    • @EyeSeeThruYou
      @EyeSeeThruYou 5 лет назад +112

      Please keep cats indoors, they aren't wildlife and should not be wandering at large.

    • @btaylerpackard2475
      @btaylerpackard2475 5 лет назад +160

      @@EyeSeeThruYou they never said it was their cat

    • @EyeSeeThruYou
      @EyeSeeThruYou 5 лет назад +90

      @@btaylerpackard2475 It doesn't matter. Keeping cats indoors for the sake of wildlife, the domesticated animals, and even humans is the most moral, ethical, and humane mode of behavior, and that applies to every cat-keeping person, globally.

  • @shirinchatterjee303
    @shirinchatterjee303 2 года назад +20

    Omg this is exactly what I observed a couple years ago. I went running one morning and I noticed a dead crow on the road. Soon I observed a couple of crows absolutely losing it. They were soon joined by many more crows and after a while everything went quiet and somber. It was then that I realized that I was actually a part of a crow funeral. RIP.

  • @benjaminmagambo3849
    @benjaminmagambo3849 3 года назад +15

    I've experienced it personally. I remember to have captured a crow and in the next 15 minutes all our compound was filled with hundreds of them chanting and trying to liberate their friend. They are highly and intelligently sociable.

  • @madisongreen7975
    @madisongreen7975 5 лет назад +6531

    Actually, the crows are trying to find out how the crow died so none of the other crows can suffer the same fate.
    You could call it... A murder investigation

  • @demon794
    @demon794 6 лет назад +2807

    The mask genuinely freaked me out when it first came up.

    • @JJ-fo7zj
      @JJ-fo7zj 6 лет назад +50

      demon794 that one is worse than the one that leatherface wears

    • @PantsB4Squares
      @PantsB4Squares 6 лет назад +72

      I knew she was coming up the hill and was expecting her cute face. It shocked me!

    • @captainbritain7379
      @captainbritain7379 6 лет назад +6

      Same!

    • @crammzcharmzz8221
      @crammzcharmzz8221 6 лет назад +2

      Demon794 same

    • @changwanyu4231
      @changwanyu4231 6 лет назад +13

      Right in the uncanny valley

  • @gabania
    @gabania 2 года назад +9

    Pigeons do this too...but pigeons recognise members of their community. I've watched pigeons all my life, their sense of community is incredible and they never forget a face.

  • @snrnsjd
    @snrnsjd 3 года назад +7

    The music in every episode is very well made and is exactly written for that episode. This show is a gem

  • @leoandagnes1442
    @leoandagnes1442 5 лет назад +1440

    Oh this is why the crows would always be loud when my cat was outside, they remembered for years that he once killed one of them.
    I thought they were only bullying him but they were protecting eachother

    • @taekwondotime
      @taekwondotime 4 года назад +65

      You'll also notice that crows give a minor danger call for cats (seeing them as a small threat) but a much more pronounced danger call for humans, recognizing that we pose a much greater threat to their safety. It's like: "caw caw caw" when a cat is wandering through the yard and "CAW! CAW! CAW!" when a human steps outside. :)

    • @Oiltuber
      @Oiltuber 3 года назад +92

      @@taekwondotime That's not true at all. It's quite the opposite. Cats kill vastly more crows than humans do. Many humans often feed crows, and even humans who don't try to feed crows may leave behind trash that crows like, whether food they can eat or trinkets they can collect. Crows don't respond positively to seeing a cat, whose only interest in crows is to hunt them, but many crows will respond positively to seeing a human.

    • @taekwondotime
      @taekwondotime 3 года назад +11

      ​@@Oiltuber Cats don't hunt crows. A crow is far too large for a cat. They're practically the same size. Crows DO make more noise when they see a human vs a cat because the human is the greater threat... especially when you encounter crows in places other than city parks.
      Want more proof? Crows will sit in a nearby tree and caw when there's a cat passing through. Those same crows won't even feel safe being in a tree when a human is present. They fly away.

    • @Oiltuber
      @Oiltuber 3 года назад +78

      @@taekwondotime ​ You realize your original comment was in reply to someone telling the story of how a cat killed a crow? You are way underestimating cats. A crow is not too large for a cat, and cats kill crows all the time. Crows are mostly indifferent to humans, and some will even approach humans for food, water, or trinkets. Crows caw when there's a cat passing through to warn each other because they know cats can be a threat to them.

    • @Sleepyaliencats
      @Sleepyaliencats 3 года назад +6

      @@taekwondotime bruh did u even listen to the video

  • @gregmossed
    @gregmossed 6 лет назад +2863

    I witnessed a crow funeral, after one got zapped on the power line. It was very unnerving, as it started small but quickly grew to dozens or more and became very loud. Their sound actually got me out of my house to go see, whereupon I saw the dead crow and figured that's what the fuss was about. In the end it was a moving experience.

    • @BoopSnoot
      @BoopSnoot 6 лет назад +95

      TIL: Crows are like Conservatives wary of threats and Pigeons are like Liberals and oblivious.

    • @shitrowersdo
      @shitrowersdo 6 лет назад +16

      (somebody saw the reddit post about the crow funeral)

    • @stardust4001
      @stardust4001 6 лет назад +49

      DumbDuck44
      I am a liberal and agree..liberals in power have lost the plot

    • @98Zai
      @98Zai 6 лет назад +124

      DumbDuck44
      In a world with only two choices for a single position of power - like a game of sport,
      you'll find people cheering for a color - instead of a thought.

    • @snowballeffect7812
      @snowballeffect7812 6 лет назад +116

      TIL conservatives think they're smart as crows.
      There's actual scientific studies that show conservative viewpoints are held by those with lower IQ and more cowardly/fearful personality traits. I wouldn't be surprised if a lack of self-awareness was also correlated with such viewpoints, but that's quite hard to measure.

  • @rit7198
    @rit7198 3 года назад +7

    I had this experience with crows when I , along with my friend tried to rescue a not so grown up crow, recover from its fall from a tall tree( believe me when I say it was tall) . The moment we picked the bird up and put it on a pile of clothes or smth, a bunch of other crows gathered on the trees nearby and began doing their crow funeral stuff. God ,was it loud! I now have to think twice before helping another crow in need.

  • @robertculpepper5024
    @robertculpepper5024 2 года назад +8

    I sat and watched a murder of crows attack a hawk for over and hour because the hawk had one of their comrades in his talons. They truly look out for each other. I wish I had friends like that

  • @bhavikasicka7871
    @bhavikasicka7871 5 лет назад +2366

    I threw a stone into a tree full of crows in my garden once, and ever since-for years and years after-they've been haranguing and scolding and cawing at me since. When someone else leaves or enters my bungalow and crosses my garden, they are quiet, but when they see me-even if it's down the street, approaching my home-they begin a ruckus, alarming and warning each other of my impending presence. The grey-necked Indian house crow remembers faces, for years even, and it even holds a grudge.

    • @likira111
      @likira111 5 лет назад +504

      You deserved it.

    • @investzaku
      @investzaku 5 лет назад +231

      But if you do plastic surgery, will they still recognize your face? Hmm

    • @prizmarvalschi1319
      @prizmarvalschi1319 5 лет назад +165

      I'm laughing so hard rn

    • @SK-pg1zy
      @SK-pg1zy 5 лет назад +164

      You give them some treat next time that may change them .

    • @free855
      @free855 5 лет назад +175

      I was some 13 years old when I threw stones at Crow nest while visiting my uncles house for Short stay..... Then for next 1 months Crows daily attacked me.
      When I returned to my home some 40 kms away. Crows still attacked me even 5 years later.
      Now attacks are stopped

  • @thomasmiller9205
    @thomasmiller9205 6 лет назад +436

    I just imagined being a child at the park wandering away against my mom’s wishes and crossing paths with Ms. Leatherface carrying a dead crow.

  • @monsterzan1072
    @monsterzan1072 3 года назад +5

    When I was a kid I used to scare the shit out of crows in my yard with sticks and rocks. Those crows had always remembered me and screamed crazy whenever they see me. Even their offsprings to this day still make noises when they see me in the yard, even though they haven’t seen me bothering them. They can pass down information from generation to generation and they also recognize human faces.

  • @linstudios5285
    @linstudios5285 3 года назад +9

    I watch their videos everytime so i get more knowledge than the knowledge i get in school! I learn so much in the internet and especialy in their videos! I really love science so i watch most of their interesting videos before my online class will begin. Thank you Deep Look for this! Its very helpful! And im proud that the narrator sounds like she likes the topic she is talkinv about every time! Her voice is really soothing. Its like she is not bored of what she is saying at all compared to the other narrators of videos. Keep up the good work!

  • @AmericaFromScratch
    @AmericaFromScratch 6 лет назад +1489

    I'm no crow, but I would freak out too. That mask is terrifying! -Scratchy The Eagle

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  6 лет назад +34

      True. I think I saw a similar mask in the underground avian horror film Zero Zone...

    • @erk8265
      @erk8265 5 лет назад +3

      um what, lol?

    • @alejandroborque3126
      @alejandroborque3126 5 лет назад +9

      It looks like the human skin mask from the Texas chainsaw massacre.

    • @Waterwarp
      @Waterwarp 5 лет назад +6

      It reminded me of those creepy masks the kids from Pink Floyd The Wal wore.

    • @sankasrinivas2801
      @sankasrinivas2801 5 лет назад +1

      s u r right

  • @Ra-Hul-K
    @Ra-Hul-K 5 лет назад +607

    it's surprising the crows didn't attack her.. at times we find dead crows in our backyard.. we immediately cover it up with something & burry it after sunset coz if the crows see you burying one of their's they will start attacking you whenever you step outside.. our dog once killed a crow & for days crows clawed & beaked her whenever she steped outside..

    • @mrEofPlanetEarth
      @mrEofPlanetEarth 4 года назад +127

      Why are multiple crows dying in your back yard? That's scary in itself.

    • @sipenarekbecha7193
      @sipenarekbecha7193 4 года назад +37

      @@mrEofPlanetEarth his/her dog

    • @kayleighbrown459
      @kayleighbrown459 4 года назад +51

      Crows typically don't attack humans. They're smart animals. They know we're dangerous. Probably don't feel too threatened by your dog tho.

    • @catsforlife2765
      @catsforlife2765 4 года назад +1

      A dog could never kill a crow, especially more than one. Crows are very smart and they live in trees. I have a dog and they never attack, they just bark.

    • @kayleighbrown459
      @kayleighbrown459 4 года назад +73

      @@catsforlife2765
      Never is a pretty bold word

  • @barkbark5388
    @barkbark5388 4 года назад +21

    Also penguins mourn the death of their children and other penguins tend to comfort them 🐧

  • @kevinburns2348
    @kevinburns2348 2 года назад +5

    I have observed a crow funeral and walked into the middle of another funeral. Both were very quiet and respectful. The one I attended must have had at least 500 to 600 crows. Every one of them were silent for hours. Except 1 crow that was wailing. It sounded like the crow was weeping for their loved one. Still gives me the chills 12 years later.

  • @meagain7709
    @meagain7709 6 лет назад +397

    Crows are by far my favorite animal, I always love when more people get exposed to how amazing and intelligent these beautiful birds are. Thank you, Deep Look, for your consistent high quality content.

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage 6 лет назад +1863

    I raised a few ravens back in my zoo days, and they are scary smart. There is definitely 'somebody home' in there, if you know what I mean.

    • @themadsamplist
      @themadsamplist 6 лет назад +329

      I feed some crows in my neighborhood and that's what I tell people all the time. When they look at you it's almost like a person is looking at you.

    • @crackedemerald4930
      @crackedemerald4930 6 лет назад +288

      *crow looks at you*
      "Yo got some peeeeanuts?

    • @themadsamplist
      @themadsamplist 6 лет назад +11

      Shockwave Shockwave I give them cat food

    • @mohammedsami7080
      @mohammedsami7080 6 лет назад +69

      New Message
      Also crows bury there dead , The crow is mentioned in the Quran for burying another crow , when the son of Adam killed his brother he didn't know what to do to the body and was in shock so he saw two crows fight then the left one burried the dead after digging its grave , the son of Adam named qabil said ....i couldn't even be like this crow and he felt regreting.

    • @coweatsman
      @coweatsman 6 лет назад +39

      You know what the Spanish say, "Raise ravens and they'll peck your eyes out". Not exactly crows but still members of the same corvid family. Symbols of death. I find them slightly fascinating but mostly ominous and scary.

  • @outlaw2541
    @outlaw2541 4 года назад +43

    Man kills a crow
    Crows:Oh my god he killed Jerry
    Man puts on mask
    Crows:It's ok he's friendly

  • @theranmafan
    @theranmafan 4 года назад

    Good quality content! This channel has me hooked! Thanks for all the cool info!

  • @sarahe2274
    @sarahe2274 4 года назад +488

    I read this curious finding about a raven in Alaska (I think it was Alaska) that would play dead by falling onto its back with it's legs up everytime one of it's own kind neared a carcass the raven had found. Ravens were a nuisance in the area and people had been poisoning carcasses to help kill off the birds. So the birds had learned to associate a dead raven by a carcass as food to stay away from. So one clever raven took advantage of that by pretending to be dead each time so it didnt have to compete over the food.

    • @cheesecakelasagna
      @cheesecakelasagna 4 года назад +15

      Wholesome

    • @ppapaya2869
      @ppapaya2869 4 года назад +68

      @@cheesecakelasagna yet sad how they poison to kill the birds

    • @miwa297
      @miwa297 3 года назад +6

      @@ppapaya2869 agreed.

    • @stevenkunkle3857
      @stevenkunkle3857 3 года назад +12

      I fail to see how birds can be a nuisance short of actively attacking people

    • @sarahe2274
      @sarahe2274 3 года назад +20

      @@stevenkunkle3857 I remember something about them breaking into garbage cans, but that might have been a different raven article. I personally don't see any reason to be poisoning birds, nor do I condone killing just because a person feels inconvenienced 🤷‍♀️

  • @yessumyecrad
    @yessumyecrad 6 лет назад +326

    When one of my pigeons died, her mate was very upset. He wouldn't leave her side as she was lying on the floor. He kept walking around and around her, looking at her from all angles. After I moved her, he was still wandering the area looking for her. They can be very intelligent but they are also prey animals, so in the wild they are too wary to linger in one spot and allow themselves to be distracted for long.

    • @donovan3476
      @donovan3476 5 лет назад +23

      Darcey Mussey, I raised mostly white homers years ago and now I have pet chickens. My neighbors thought they were doves, which was the idea. Recently I told a friend it's too bad this hobby is gone since people are more interested in electronics. My only problem now is I don't eat chicken anymore but I don't fault anyone who does. I just can't do it.

    • @thelastwaltz730
      @thelastwaltz730 5 лет назад +14

      Darcey Mussey Being a prey animal - that’s a brilliant point

    • @HarryFromTheNorthSide
      @HarryFromTheNorthSide 5 лет назад +6

      Same thing happened with my pigeons.whenever one of the mating pair members died it’s mate would mourn for days looking for it.

    • @Raison_d-etre
      @Raison_d-etre 5 лет назад +4

      Prey animals tend to be dumber than predators. Dolphins eat fish and even whales, remember, and humans hunt everything. Elephants are pretty much the only exception I think of a smart herbivore.

    • @kajuch5015
      @kajuch5015 5 лет назад +4

      Doves choose their mates for the rest of their life, like if their partner died, they won't look for love anymore lol

  • @nicstroud
    @nicstroud 3 года назад +1

    Shallow look.
    This episode was fascinating and left me wanting more, a lot more.
    Deep look extended episode on this subject please.
    Deeper look.

    • @socialcasm5995
      @socialcasm5995 3 года назад

      What do you want to see covered more ?

  • @artinpoetsoulnature
    @artinpoetsoulnature 3 года назад

    Very beautiful work!
    Thanks for sharing 🌹💌

  • @smetlogik
    @smetlogik 6 лет назад +1839

    One of the smartest animals on the planet. Sweet vid!

    • @EduardoEscarez
      @EduardoEscarez 6 лет назад +22

      smetlogik Sometimes smarter than humans :-P

    • @mohammedsami7080
      @mohammedsami7080 6 лет назад +11

      smetlogik
      Also crows bury there dead , The crow is mentioned in the Quran for burying another crow , when the son of Adam killed his brother he didn't know what to do to the body and was in shock so he saw two crows fight then the left one burried the dead after digging its grave , the son of Adam named qabil said ....i couldn't even be like this crow and he felt regreting.

    • @Private_Colceri
      @Private_Colceri 6 лет назад +14

      Crows don't bury their dead, just for reference.

    • @greatcricketers7518
      @greatcricketers7518 6 лет назад +1

      It's a bird! Why does animal always get the credit! It's a BIRD! And as a member of BIRDS UNION, I take offense!

    • @acrustykrab
      @acrustykrab 6 лет назад +25

      Mohammed Sami bruh don't reference the Quran as a scientific source, that's foolish.

  • @mraBJJ33
    @mraBJJ33 6 лет назад +341

    Great, now I'll be haunted by a masked woman carrying a dead crow in my nightmares from now on... she looks like the female version of leatherface in that thing holy Christ.

    • @Steve-qm5ov
      @Steve-qm5ov 6 лет назад +1

      Glad I'm not the only one lol

    • @kuku8846
      @kuku8846 6 лет назад +6

      As soon as I saw it my first thought went to Leatherface. Definitely not something _I’d_ want to see while at the park, especially if dozens of crows were squawking warnings about her high up in the trees.

    • @thomasmiller9205
      @thomasmiller9205 6 лет назад +5

      That’s what I said before scrolling down. I imagined being a kid running into this creepy sight.

  • @e.conboy4286
    @e.conboy4286 2 года назад

    Beautiful photography. Thank you for sharing.

  • @riego3722
    @riego3722 4 года назад +1

    i love this channel. the words are good and contents are informative and pretty interesting

  • @cynloh2302
    @cynloh2302 6 лет назад +114

    Okay but if I saw a lady dressed like a horror movie villain carrying a dead crow I would RUN

  • @anandmohansravanam
    @anandmohansravanam 5 лет назад +273

    I witnessed an incident like this 20 years back.
    They gathered in a circle and as if mourning for the dead, they just lowered their heads for a few seconds

  • @natasalukovic1485
    @natasalukovic1485 4 года назад +2

    Crows are so cute and smart! 🦃🐔🐓🐣🐥🐤🐦🐧🕊️🦅🦆🦢🦉

  • @welp.9792
    @welp.9792 3 года назад +2

    1:52
    Crow: AYO THEY OUT HERE KILLING CROWS OUT HERE!! AYO! AYO!!

  • @samulooki8296
    @samulooki8296 5 лет назад +687

    Someone remind me I want crows instead of doves at my wedding.

    • @sparklemypaws172
      @sparklemypaws172 4 года назад +24

      There are also white crows lol

    • @neoresidentfuu-sician780
      @neoresidentfuu-sician780 4 года назад +80

      @L T Albino Crows aren't too rare actually, but because of their colour, they are often alienated and isolated from other Crows... This way, they can't find a mate who will accept them to pass on the Albino Gene; they become forever loners 😭😭😭

    • @cheesecakelasagna
      @cheesecakelasagna 4 года назад +93

      @@neoresidentfuu-sician780 A moment of silence for our albino crow friends...

    • @carelessdreamer
      @carelessdreamer 4 года назад

      Neo Nirvana Saiko Crincels

    • @Sulam2490
      @Sulam2490 4 года назад +5

      @@neoresidentfuu-sician780 Wow so sad, i love crows 😔

  • @book9988
    @book9988 6 лет назад +90

    I would be hella wary as well, that mask was terrifying

  • @HRavenfolks
    @HRavenfolks Год назад +2

    Crow is literally a real depiction of Skyrim guards, when you committed a crime, you either pay the fine (peanut) or pay with your blood.

  • @randyfarnsworth7825
    @randyfarnsworth7825 4 года назад

    Amazing. So happy I came across this!

  • @devilsmessanger
    @devilsmessanger 4 года назад +158

    Crows were like : " Female Michael Myers coming ! "

  • @denisethasder8193
    @denisethasder8193 6 лет назад +1746

    At a crow funeral, the birds are buried in CAW-ffins

    • @hi-ys4pz
      @hi-ys4pz 6 лет назад +93

      There they stay awake by drinking cawfee!

    • @sator6754
      @sator6754 6 лет назад +37

      ehhhh, not really that *emusing* of a pun

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  6 лет назад +155

      Oh no. Here we go.

    • @globin3477
      @globin3477 6 лет назад +41

      Well, when somebody croaks...

    • @el_presidente
      @el_presidente 6 лет назад +17

      my dad liked this joke

  • @cryssalys3285
    @cryssalys3285 3 года назад +5

    The internet has conditioned me to expect a row of crows dancing with a casket on their backs jiving to some music.

  • @PhilTruthborne
    @PhilTruthborne 3 года назад

    Yooo this is so cool! I'm really glad i get old gems like this in my recommend vids~

  • @jaredsmith4919
    @jaredsmith4919 5 лет назад +231

    I've always admired crows. Despite the paranoia and fear of them, throughout history.

    • @iamdergen
      @iamdergen 4 года назад

      Jared Smith, one decided to swallow my toy car, it could have been the seagull that I dunked in black paint though.

    • @drdenilson
      @drdenilson Год назад

      And, With smart science , we all came to know that it was only a matter of community learning about dangerous places or figures!

  • @GuberShep
    @GuberShep 6 лет назад +292

    I think this is one of the best videos to date.

    • @CarlMakesItEasy
      @CarlMakesItEasy 6 лет назад +1

      Wow it really is!!! This channel is getting better and better it's amazing

    • @adjiar
      @adjiar 6 лет назад

      I know, every time I watch their videos, there's a big smile on my face.

    • @ranasuka6006
      @ranasuka6006 6 лет назад +3

      Have you asked the Video for a date yet?

  • @drudini5812
    @drudini5812 Год назад +1

    I walked up on a single crow standing over another dead crow in what i would have to describe as much more than just survival instinct or investigation. The way it looked at me and then back down at what I imagine was its family seemed to show deep emotion. These are smart birds..

  • @BeesBalcony
    @BeesBalcony 3 года назад +1

    This also is true of Sulphur crested Cockatoos. I was caring for a wild one who died & another very familiar one saw. It changed her personality dramatically. It took months to gain her trust properly again

  • @ammarkhan6883
    @ammarkhan6883 6 лет назад +164

    I always wanted a video of crows
    They always amaze me, now I can show other why I like crows.

    • @aphr0d
      @aphr0d 6 лет назад +1

      Ammar Khan Same here! They truly are magnificent

  • @goldenqueen7973
    @goldenqueen7973 6 лет назад +608

    First crow was like.
    “Ay fam, dis boi be dead!!!!”
    Other crows “Oh S***!!!!”
    That’s what I got out of this video. XD

  • @gadlygamer
    @gadlygamer 3 года назад +3

    0:32 DEAD BODY REPORTED

  • @missumenimsatanass
    @missumenimsatanass 2 года назад +1

    There has already been a study done (and an AMAZING one at that) by a guy in Southern Kentucky. This man blew me away with his knowledge of crows and ravens.

  • @ozziejim8472
    @ozziejim8472 5 лет назад +835

    If 3 or more crows is a murder of crows..... what’s 2 called?
    Attempted murder.

  • @deezee6139
    @deezee6139 6 лет назад +110

    I really find crows beautiful.

  • @birajsingha9879
    @birajsingha9879 4 года назад

    This is downright creepy yet knowledgeable, it's fantastic, I frickin love it.

  • @s.haseeb6454
    @s.haseeb6454 4 года назад

    please more videos like that, and about further behaviors of birds and animals.

  • @liquidflesh2127
    @liquidflesh2127 6 лет назад +66

    A murder of crows reacts to a murder

  • @darktrooperdalek7991
    @darktrooperdalek7991 6 лет назад +44

    I’d scream if I saw someone in that mask too!

  • @theultimate_
    @theultimate_ 3 года назад

    New to the channel. Gotta admit, the video was better than I expected.

  • @rajanrao
    @rajanrao 3 года назад +2

    3:46 I thought she was going to say "... and if you love learning then why don't you check out skillshare..."

  • @nootnootboi7048
    @nootnootboi7048 5 лет назад +71

    *The Troubling Incident of The Human in The Mask: by Worby the Crow.*

  • @HipHop24Seven
    @HipHop24Seven 6 лет назад +105

    The word 'murder' makes the crow group sound cooler/darker than they really are. Although I am a big fan of the movie 'The Crow' starring Brandon Lee, a 90s comic book film classic.

    • @JoeMama-qd9dq
      @JoeMama-qd9dq 5 лет назад +1

      Honest Asian Guy and he died on set, which is opening a conspiracy now

  • @clown551
    @clown551 2 года назад

    great episode!

  • @Deaglan753
    @Deaglan753 11 месяцев назад

    I remember I was trying to take care of a dying crow who was sadly very injured and couldn't make a recovery so I tried my best to help him but eventually I had to put him out of his misery,
    I don't get many birds but there is always another crow on the ground just chilling outside my house and always peering inside my room, doesn't make noise but just looks at me and gets real close to my room.
    I wish I could understand these birds

  • @leongliyang6946
    @leongliyang6946 5 лет назад +98

    Now we know why crow always sound Ahh...Ahh...Ahh...
    seems something sad and scary that disturbing to them

    • @rayhanasyari513
      @rayhanasyari513 5 лет назад

      You know this fact is truly scary

    • @rayhanasyari513
      @rayhanasyari513 5 лет назад

      I mean are crow see angel of dead when people dead or what haha

  • @Unknown-pv2qf
    @Unknown-pv2qf 6 лет назад +31

    I got more scared than the crows when I saw the lady with the mask

  • @luisito6314
    @luisito6314 2 года назад

    Great work 👍

  • @remopiccioni9456
    @remopiccioni9456 4 года назад +1

    I came home from work one morning around 7a.m. and I heard all these crows in the trees all gathered together. It was really cool and really eerie at the same time. So I went to my computer and looked it up. I believe it was a crow funeral. I love crows their intelligence amazes me.

  • @tofiicofii
    @tofiicofii 6 лет назад +130

    Apparantly, crows have better memories than me ;____;

    • @user-bl4oq7fd8d
      @user-bl4oq7fd8d 6 лет назад +29

      Rubb zies
      I don't think you would forget that mask when someone wearing it carries a dead body around your house xD

    • @jackrush1222
      @jackrush1222 6 лет назад +8

      "h-hey whos that dead person shes carrying again?"

    • @user-jg78
      @user-jg78 6 лет назад +1

      Short term memory... Dory is that you?

  • @bizzelboem6922
    @bizzelboem6922 6 лет назад +69

    I get why she used a mask, But why in the world THAT MASK. If I saw her I would scream aswell

  • @angelikaromales6719
    @angelikaromales6719 4 года назад

    YOU ARE AMAZING, DEEP LOOK!

  • @pandakso3365
    @pandakso3365 11 месяцев назад +2

    Imagine befriending crows then when you die one gives a eulogy at your funeral

  • @farajaraf
    @farajaraf 6 лет назад +17

    Pigeons just ain't got no time for that.

    • @ludo5522
      @ludo5522 6 лет назад +3

      They have a different social structure to crows. It might also be a different reaction they are having, not enough info to say 'they don't react.'

  • @jlespinosa617
    @jlespinosa617 6 лет назад +208

    I love crows theyre so interesting, theres a lot of things that they can that will shock you. Good job Deep Look keep up the goodwork 😄

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  6 лет назад +5

      Thanks!

    • @milirakshit3636
      @milirakshit3636 6 лет назад +1

      I also like the activities of row and i like your comment this video is awesome

    • @milirakshit3636
      @milirakshit3636 6 лет назад +1

      I like this video please make more videos like this its a deep concept's and very nice video

    • @touremuhammad5983
      @touremuhammad5983 6 лет назад

      Their intelligence rivals parrots

  • @orangesun3030
    @orangesun3030 4 месяца назад

    I always notice when the crows flock up in the fall. It’s a sign that winter is near.

  • @travelerforever8849
    @travelerforever8849 4 года назад +1

    Thrre is a story here published in the newspaper about the problem of crows in the neighbourhood. One of the man living there chased some group of crows and accidently killed one of them. So each time he went out they attacked him.

  • @dontask2421
    @dontask2421 6 лет назад +546

    What's interesting is that they were able to describe the mask to the other crows so that they all knew it was dangerous.

    • @khaledhuds1420
      @khaledhuds1420 6 лет назад +110

      Saucy Doggo No they didn't
      It's that the crows that have seen her holding the dead crow associated her with danger and sounded the alarms when they saw her again
      When crows saw her again they sounded the alarm again which alerted new crows that she is danger making the sound themselves
      Now if one of them was miles away with another murder and it saw the mask again it will sound the alarm and new flock will be introduced to the danger

    • @Blobstermob
      @Blobstermob 6 лет назад +28

      Khaled Hudhud They mentioned that even crows that didn't even see the mask or dead crow associated the mask with danger.

    • @khaledhuds1420
      @khaledhuds1420 6 лет назад +24

      Blobstermob in the park
      She was experimenting in the same park
      Some crows weren't there the first time it happened but in the second time when they were accompanying the ones that were present
      And they have seen the reaction they learned to associate it with danger

    • @Blobstermob
      @Blobstermob 6 лет назад +7

      Khaled Hudhud Yes that's what I said. I stated even the crows who weren't there the first time associated the mask with danger. It was implied that their reaction was based off the other crows.

    • @amacuro
      @amacuro 6 лет назад +12

      lol you were quite clear in your first message, no idea why some people don't read carefully before replying.
      And by the way, that conclusion from the experiment is remarkable. They can transmit knowledge for generations!

  • @MakersMuse
    @MakersMuse 6 лет назад +206

    Awesome video! I witnessed something similar with ibis' where one had died in a lake and eels were starting to notice it. Other ibis' crowded the water's edge where it was and seemed genuinely disturbed. Animals are far more intelligent than most give them credit.

    • @ytsas45488
      @ytsas45488 6 лет назад +12

      It depends on the animal; clearly pigeons are not that intelligent.

    • @MakersMuse
      @MakersMuse 6 лет назад +5

      Haha agreed, they're pretty oblivious.

    • @nmheath03
      @nmheath03 6 лет назад +8

      Pigeons have been known to exhibit a high level of intelligence,I guess they just don't care.

    • @Fitzroyfallz
      @Fitzroyfallz 6 лет назад +9

      nmheath03 pigeons definitely care. They can die of sadness because they refuse to eat if their mate dies.

    • @insomniaczombie8942
      @insomniaczombie8942 5 лет назад

      Oh wow! I didn't expect to see you here! Seems like 3D printing is gonna haunt me everywhere I go 😂😂

  • @kristamiller2931
    @kristamiller2931 Год назад +1

    Whenever Halloween arrives, I'll see so many of them perched on a old dead tree.

  • @RarelyAChump
    @RarelyAChump 2 года назад +1

    "some never even saw the dead crow but they still learn to associate her with danger"
    I also associate that mask with danger

  • @gigglysamentz2021
    @gigglysamentz2021 6 лет назад +54

    The creepy music does make the mask even scarier XD
    Even when it's playing at the same time as the happy curious music ha ha ha !

  • @bluesapphire170
    @bluesapphire170 5 лет назад +23

    It’s amazing how those beautiful, intelligent animals are more respectful and protective of their dead then a lot of humans I know.

  • @mohamedy6164
    @mohamedy6164 4 года назад

    Beautiful Study

  • @BLUELOVEFOREVER1
    @BLUELOVEFOREVER1 3 года назад +1

    Ive been feeding crows in my backyard. I live in a rural area. I read stories of people becoming friends with crows, even hitting on windows for food, but the crows at my location are very skittish. They won’t even come down to eat, if they see me!