Posted 3/29/16
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A BirdNote® Story: Crows can ID human faces
Crows Recognize Individual Human Faces Featuring University of Washington Professor John Marzluff
By Todd Peterson
To find out if a crow can recognize an individual human face, Professor John Marzluff of the University of Washington wore a mask while trapping, banding, and then releasing seven American Crows on campus. Later, when he walked through the campus wearing the mask, a big group of birds scolded and divebombed him. He thinks it’s a benefit to the birds’ survival to point out and recognize challenges in their environment.
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