http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/ravens/video-playing-in-the-snow/1552/ The premier natural history series Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:10:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/ravens/video-playing-in-the-snow/1552/comment-page-1/#comment-13194 Mikke Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:45:15 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/?p=1552#comment-13194 Not sure how this is the behavior "more of a puppy than a bird," given that corvids were doubtless doing this tens of millions of years before canines appeared on earth! If anything this wonderful, charming clip shows us just how skewed our perceptions of birds have been, and how much we have to learn. Not sure how this is the behavior “more of a puppy than a bird,” given that corvids were doubtless doing this tens of millions of years before canines appeared on earth! If anything this wonderful, charming clip shows us just how skewed our perceptions of birds have been, and how much we have to learn.

]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/ravens/video-playing-in-the-snow/1552/comment-page-1/#comment-4275 Susanna - Italy Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:12:27 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/?p=1552#comment-4275 Believe me, birds, and corvids in particular, do have a sense of humor: my megpie used to start laughing at a funny situation a second before we did. They learn to imitate any sound and voices and use their ability appropriately. Thanks PBS for such precious videos and for your educational mission!! Believe me, birds, and corvids in particular, do have a sense of humor: my megpie used to start laughing at a funny situation a second before we did. They learn to imitate any sound and voices and use their ability appropriately. Thanks PBS for such precious videos and for your educational mission!!

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