A lot of people don't really realize that crows can identify human faces. The marriage of all those things, birds and intelligence and animal behavior is what led me to crows. My undergraduate adviser at the time i was going through this revelation happened to be working on the facial recognition publication with one john marsleff who's like the dude when it comes to wearing creepy masks around crows. And so it was like, oh, that's worked out nicely.
Crows have funerals? CROWS HAVE FUNERALS. The inky black bird with the big brain warns and maybe mourns around their fallen friends and Dr. Kaeli Swift is here to tell us all about it. As an avid wildlife researcher and corvid specialist, she's observed death behaviors that will shock you to your bones and ruffle your hackles -- while somehow also making you cry about peanuts. Also: so much inspiration to keep being yourself and to work hard toward what you love. She is a hero.
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