Dr. John Marsliff, professor of wildlife science at the University of Washington was Kaylee's PhD advisor and he's been studying crows for years. The main things to look for is ravens are about two and a half times the size of a crow. In flight, the easiest way to tell them apart is crows have more sort of squared tails versus ravens have this really distinct wedge-shaped tail. And on a raven, we call those special feathers hackles and they articulate them and use them in a lot of visual behavioral displays. But that once you get a look at a few photos, that feature becomes really easy to detect.
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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