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I used to think crows were just pests—like pigeons.  Their cawing sound isn’t pleasant, they’re scavengers who eat garbage, etc.

On the other hand, it’s awesome to watch hundreds of them fly around at sunset over Capitol Hill.  And they’re the only group that’s collectively known as a “murder”…which is saying something cool.

Turns out that they’re also incredibly smart! (Feathered apes?)

Check out A Murder of Crows and learn how crows make tools to make other tools (meta-tool use).  Also, hear about research into their ability to remember human faces and inform later generations about dangerous people.