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Common Raven

Corvus corax

Photo by EmilyMarino
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A Raven cries "victory" after chasing away a red tailed hawk from some recently found road kill.

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Fun fact! Ravens are anything but bird brained – researchers involved in independent studies at Canadian and Scottish universities have proved they use logic to solve problems and say some of their abilities even surpass those of the great apes. Ravens excelled at solving problems requiring a complex series of actions involving no tests or trial and error. The researchers concluded that 'Ravens have the ability to test actions in their minds. That capacity is probably lacking, or present only to a limited extent, in most animals.' http://bit.ly/6grQzW https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152888918970603&set=a.10152575329380603.958289.10150120463815603&type=1 https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/343094514623328256
For sure Tom! As much as I love red-tails, it's hard not to cheer on a brazen corvid for taking on a raptor! Thank you too Forest Dragon!
Nice series! Chalk one up for the raven:-)

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