Chapter 1
The ultimate birdbrain upgrade
Chapter 2
The neighborhood watch
Chapter 3
The bartering birds
Chapter 4
Crows in human culture
YOUR GOAL
Master of The secret life of the neighborhood crow
Ch 2 · The neighborhood watch
artiteacher Crows use a sophisticated system of vocalizations and physical gestures to share specific alerts with their flock.
artiteacher A stylishly dressed model wears a realistic latex mask among wild crows.
Fun Fact
The Seattle grudge: Crows captured in a Seattle study remembered the researcher's face and yelled at them fifteen years later.
Glossary
sentinel (noun)
A soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch. Cornell Lab of Ornithology studies show these lookouts sound alarms to protect foraging family members from hawks.
A soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch. Cornell Lab of Ornithology studies show these lookouts sound alarms to protect foraging family members from hawks.
Quiz
Which researcher used latex masks in Seattle to study how crows remember human faces?
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What is the scientific term for the loud, aggressive group behavior crows display to drive away a predator?
Quiz
Approximately how many distinct vocal calls have scientists identified in the communication system of crows?
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Which university served as the main hub for Kaeli Swift's groundbreaking research on crow death behaviors?
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How do crows pass information about a 'dangerous' human face to other crows who have never met that person?
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For up to how many years might a young American crow stay with its parents to help raise siblings?
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What did the crows do when they saw a researcher wearing a mask that had previously captured a crow?
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What is the primary purpose of a 'crow funeral' according to researcher Kaeli Swift's 2015 study?