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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Spot of Understanding

The New York Times carried an article, which states that crows never forget a face. Not just crows, but also their relatives, which include magpies, ravens and jays. They thrive in human dominated environments and are known for being street smart. John M. Marzluff, a wildlife biologist at the University of Washington has studied crows and ravens for more than 20 years now and after a lot of experiments with crows on the campus he discovered that they do have the ability to recognize human faces. Next time I shoo a crow I will be more careful to hide my face.

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