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Warpy

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8. My mother, a firm believer in reincarnation,

Fri Jan 13, 2012, 08:08 PM

Jan 2012

always wanted to return as a river otter because they had so few predators and always looked like they were having so much fun sliding down falls, climbing up, and sliding down again.

Six months after she died, a group of river otters was spotted in the northern part of this state, first time since the early 1950s.

How weird is that?

But I digress, lots of animals seem to do things just for the fun of it. If you've ever owned a cat or dog, you already know this stuff. The crow is only different because he chose his own sled.

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Science Can Neither Explain Nor Deny the Awesomeness of This Sledding Crow [View all] xchrom Jan 2012 OP

So awesome! Crows are sooo smart. n/t Turn CO Blue Jan 2012 #1

i'm not sure -- but either crows or otters invented fun cool. i think. nt xchrom Jan 2012 #2

"Wow, this is cool," <--------------------- wholeheartedly agree stockholmer Jan 2012 #3

I just saw that on the tv. Crows have really human like personalities. It is creepy. applegrove Jan 2012 #4

Do not, repeat DO NOT look up the New Caldonian crow research. Robb Jan 2012 #5

Saw that on Nat Geo or PBS or somewhere. Still Blue in PDX Jan 2012 #9

Our neighbor has walnut trees tularetom Jan 2012 #6

Attenborough did a doc about birds, the doc showed a crow standing with people at a snagglepuss Jan 2012 #10

Found this video wakemewhenitsover Jan 2012 #34

Some coastal birds also do this with shelled etables Marnie Jan 2012 #14

Whee!! PETRUS Jan 2012 #7

My mother, a firm believer in reincarnation, Warpy Jan 2012 #8

worth the few minutes to watch! handmade34 Jan 2012 #11

Prediction 90-percent Jan 2012 #12

Some 20 years ago the Smithsonian Magazine had an article about crows. Marnie Jan 2012 #13

+1, cool. Here's another interesting piece on crow intelligence: stevedeshazer Jan 2012 #15

very cool BrendaBrick Jan 2012 #23

We put food out for them summer and winter and one found something shraby Jan 2012 #16

haha, read the title and text as "cows" eShirl Jan 2012 #17

Me too! n/t progressoid Jan 2012 #33

Among twenty snowy mountains, the only thing moving, was a sledding crow. Poll_Blind Jan 2012 #18

My neighbor's dog loves to run and slide down the hill in the snow. FLyellowdog Jan 2012 #19

we have giant ravens up here and there is no smarter bird. they are freaking wiley roguevalley Jan 2012 #20

The best learning takes place through play and problem solving. AdHocSolver Jan 2012 #21

Good Point! nt dougolat Jan 2012 #22

+1 n/t wakemewhenitsover Jan 2012 #35

When our girls were little, we had small aquariums. phylny Jan 2012 #24

K&R! Love it! I guess birds just want to have fun! LOL Rhiannon12866 Jan 2012 #25

Surfin Bird-the Trashemen randr Jan 2012 #26

Way cool, thanks! n/t Martin Eden Jan 2012 #27

I have crows that come by my bird feeders. Hotler Jan 2012 #28

i used to feed my squirrels in cali -- the crows xchrom Jan 2012 #29

My Mr used to play with a squirrel who could count peanuts arikara Jan 2012 #30

My squirrels would do the same thing! xchrom Jan 2012 #32

Amazing.. DCBob Jan 2012 #31

And it must be fun for him to keep doing it over and over again, LOL. Rhiannon12866 Jan 2012 #36

Yes, the appearance that the bird is enjoying it is fascinating. DCBob Jan 2012 #37