Crows hold grudges and teach their kids

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Crows hold grudges and teach their kids

Crows possess remarkable intelligence, remembering faces, holding multi-generational grudges, and teaching their young to recognize enemies, showcasing complex social learning and self-awareness.

Crows remember faces and can hold grudges for years, even teaching their offspring to recognize and dislike specific people. Researchers who captured and tagged crows were dive-bombed and scolded for years afterward. What's truly remarkable is that these original crows taught their children and neighbors to also attack the researchers, even those born after the initial incident. This demonstrates a sophisticated social learning ability. Crows also exhibit reasoning comparable to a 7-year-old child, making tools, solving complex puzzles, and even holding "funerals" to learn about dangers. They recognize themselves in mirrors, a rare sign of self-awareness.

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