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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

And a single raven can carry off half a pound (220 grams) of meat. When the birds arrive in the dozens, that can make even a downed bison disappear quickly, Marzluff said. "Ravens get a lot more out of this deal than wolves do," he added... But "never did we anticipate or expect them, I think, to be able to hold in their brains, which aren't much bigger than your thumb, information over thousands of square miles," he said. "We've underestimated them."

Humans think we're the smartest animal when we'd do well to learn from our siblings and cousins.

[–] tastemyglaive@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

That's amazing, I never saw them with anything larger than a nugget. So much corvid lore on here relative to other sites

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

The one I saw in a parking lot had sense enough to refuse my buddy's MacDonald fry, too. Maybe it was already full, maybe it was hoping for an apple core.

[–] tastemyglaive@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago

There are possibilities

  • he follows Leangains

  • he adheres to BDS

  • idk I just feel better after I eat an apple

[–] Oliver@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A new study reveals that scavenging ravens possess the remarkable cognitive ability to memorize and map out vast wolf hunting territories to efficiently track their next meal.

[–] tastemyglaive@lemmy.ml 2 points 23 hours ago