10 Clever Crow Facts

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What is the difference between a crow and a raven? What is a group of crows called? Fly with our interesting crow facts to learn these answers and more.

10 Clever Crow Facts

1.Some crows can read traffic lights. They will wait until a light turns red before flying down onto an intersection to pick up food.

2. The Greek word for crow, corone, comes from the name of Apollo's mistress, Coronis.

3.Crows belong to the corvid family, which also includes ravens, rooks, jays, and magpies. Corvids have the largest brain-to-body size ratio of any bird species.

4. Crows love to play pranks, tease other animals, and play games.

5. Crows remember human faces and hold grudges. They can even pass their anger on to other crows.

6. A group of crows is called a “murder.”

7. Crows show a behavior called "anting," where they rub ants in their feathers. The ants secrete formic acid, which acts as a repellent against parasites and harmful microorganisms.
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8. Crows know that certain foods rot before other types of food, and so they will eat pieces of meat first and then store foods that don't spoil as quickly, such as nuts and bread.

9. Crows hate hawks, and they will often form large groups to drive away any hawk who enters their territory.

10. Crows live on every continent except Antarctica.

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