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What did University of Washington experiments find about American crows and people?

Past stat · 2026-10-09 UTC

The answer

Marzluff's lab trapped crows while wearing distinctive masks. Years later, wild crows still mobbed the "dangerous" face and ignored control masks. The grudge spreads socially to birds that were never captured.

Correct answer: Crows remember specific human faces for years and scold the ones who trapped them

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