Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Crow snowboards

  • It seems snowboarding isnt just for humans anymore. Turns out birds know how to have some winter fun, too. After a solid first run, the birds second attempt is somewhat disappointing.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Research has shown crows can use tools to obtain food, but footage captured by a Russian family has shown a fun-loving bird using a jar lid for something altogether different.
  • (ninemsn)
  • which shows a crow – likely a hooded crow (thanks to a commenter at Andrew Revkin's Dot Earth blog for the ID) – appearing to "snowboard" down the roof of a Russian building, using a small object as a makeshift snowboard.
  • (Scientific American)
  • A hooded crow, Corvus cornix, in Kiev, Ukraine. Image: panafotkas, 26 April 2010 (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.) [velociraptorise].
  • (The Guardian)
  • Crow filmed using lid as snowboardResearch has shown crows can use tools to obtain food, but footage captured by a Russian family has shown a fun-loving bird using a jar lid for something altogether different.
  • (ninemsn)
  • Snow brings out the dare-devil in most people - but especially this thrill-seeking crow. The adventurous bird clutches in its beak a mini-board - thought to be a paint-lid or frisby - while perching on the apex of the roof.
  • (Daily Mail)
  • Crow goes rooftop sledding Winter weather finally hit Ontario and Eastern Canada this week, putting us in the sledding mood. Were ready to head outside for some snowboarding or snow ball fights and this video has us itching for the door.
  • (Calgary Herald)
  • But while snowboarding at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Nov. 28 and even delivering a signed EP from the band Old Crow Medicine Show.
  • (Summit Daily News)
  • A crow is using a lid for a snowboard. Once might be fluke, but twice is proof enough for me it knows exactly what its doing and having fun doing it. Im wondering how long until he gets pro contract from Burton. See it HERE.
  • (Idaho Statesman)

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