Giving Our Crow A Wrapped Present

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6 ай бұрын

Trixie, our ambassador African pied crow, LOVES a good wrapped present. She enjoys food sure, but she also loves getting a variety of small toys, interesting rocks, pebbles, crystals, small sticks, you name it! Half the fun is the destruction of tearing apart the paper.
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@I_Shotgun_Beers 5 ай бұрын

This made me realize how much I take opposable thumbs for granted.

@stephenallen224 5 ай бұрын

She enjoyed the puzzle of opening the present more than the present itself lol

@YoutubesaysimCyberbully 5 ай бұрын

im not sure how i would even open the toy , lmao, no wonder crow gave up , if it even saw the nuts

@user-bt5ue1mc1m 5 ай бұрын

Imodium is harder to get out. He has such determination. I would have given up

@infiniteinspiration1628 5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@chaoticpemmins748 5 ай бұрын

I never had a doubt that crows were smart, but seeing them figure out that they have to tear the paper to get at the goodies that quickly was incredible. We don't give crows enough credit for their cleverness.

@pyxis1130 6 ай бұрын

This is like me trying to get a Benadryl out of the little damn blister pack, and I have fingers and thumbs : )

@darkwingswildlife 5 ай бұрын

😂 I feel this in my soul

@geargeekpdx3566 5 ай бұрын

Those goddamned blister packs were invented by idiots and sadists to laugh at old tired people who resort to wrecking the whole damned package and slurping out half a pill (ask me how i know!) even using scissors and tweezers it's still a fckng pain in the A!

@douglassmith1466 5 ай бұрын

Or trying to open one of those sealed plastic clamshell packs, with tools.

@quantumblur_3145 5 ай бұрын

Whoever designed blister packs might have fingers, or even thumbs, but certainly no soul

@ivegonesickomode1610 5 ай бұрын

I took 40 benadryl

@eschwarz1003 6 ай бұрын

great work by Trixie; she was proly like "C'mon mom I dont get a small treat incentive after all that work?"

@darkwingswildlife 6 ай бұрын

She got the peanuts that were shoved in the toy, I just couldn’t sit around for 20 min while she did 😂

@eriktorget192 6 ай бұрын

Pretty cool to see the process at work. They definitely know how gravity works. You can see she's trying figure out how to get the box in the right position. ❤

@CarlosSamuel-ms9ee 5 ай бұрын

You can also feel the frustration build as the wrapping paper stubbornly clings on.

@dplouro 5 ай бұрын

If a being that flies doesn’t know how gravity works it will be dead in no time.

@mister_manager 5 ай бұрын

We used to have an issue with seagulls dropping small trash bags from great heights to get the bags to explode open, thereby revealing what usually amounted to lunchtime for seagulls!

@germanpatis9136 5 ай бұрын

crows look so silly and funny to me because they look like they have hands in their pockets(like they are trying to look cool af) 😂

@chinaboss6683 5 ай бұрын

They do have hands called wings.

@lindacarruthers3423 5 ай бұрын

They certainly do look cool .I loved his ferocious attack upon that box . Never cross a crow I would say .

@janeck.8695 5 ай бұрын

I know that crows are smart but this is incredible. Great video, thanks for posting.

@darryllspalding9680 5 ай бұрын

normal crow behaviour, take a ook at one in a bin, smashing open plastic containers etc.

@ItstheFREEDOM 5 ай бұрын

its so much fun watching crows think. They try things, try more things. Realizing a better strategy and just goes for it.

@miask 5 ай бұрын

I read that Crows have the intelligence of a 7 year old!

@joceleenaert8919 5 ай бұрын

@@ItstheFREEDOMsi nous pouvions les imiter....au lieu de leur compliquer la vie

@lizziebkennedy7505 5 ай бұрын

Not a crow!

@shawnerz98 6 ай бұрын

Crow opens the box and be like, "What kind of shiz is this?!? Gimme the treats!" 😁

@weallmakechoices7456 6 ай бұрын

Yes discovered horrid plastic item - should have just been the nuts.

@alka7145 6 ай бұрын

@@weallmakechoices7456 I'm sure it's also just given nuts sometimes. It probably enjoys the challenge here.

@Onigirli 5 ай бұрын

@@alka7145 Didn't seem to enjoy it that much!

@darkwingswildlife 5 ай бұрын

This is a bit assumptive. You have no clue what a bird likes or doesn’t like. She has the intelligence of a small child and is strongly motivated by toys and trinkets. She’s cautious of this one because it’s larger than she typically gets, and she’s cautious of any large unknown item. Perhaps if you ask next time you could learn something new about the animal and their behavior we’re always happy to help people understand her better 😊

@truthntelling 5 ай бұрын

@@darkwingswildlife It is you that is CLUELESS and in NO POSITION to tell others how to "understand her better". You are an arrogant LIAR. Countless people are pointing out how disappointed BOTH the bird and us viewers are to not be able to see the bird enjoy the find of what was wrapped. And you continue to justify your selfish oversight telling others they lack understanding. You are only compounding how irrational and self-serving you are.

@Driven2Beers 5 ай бұрын

Crow: "After all that work, no Kung Pao shrimp??"

@garypugh1153 5 ай бұрын

Bird thinks " i wish i had some freakin arms " 😊

@steveblixt9437 5 ай бұрын

She's pissed, because after going to all that work getting the package open, there's no food in it. HA. 😄

@pksx1 5 ай бұрын

Imagine the face of your neighbours when they watch the video.Probably they think ..Great ,now that crow is trained to open our packages too.

@gnawbabygnaw 5 ай бұрын

Amazing! 🤙🤙 So smart the way the bird knew gravity would get the paper off. Love this ❤

@Killbayne 6 ай бұрын

when i had our 2 rescue crows, we would always hide their food inside somewhere and have them figure out how to get it out. And of course, their first idea is to move it around and if that doesnt work, peck and rip it apart. Its a good way to play with them and use their intelligence

@broavonyl5997 5 ай бұрын

I was wondering what rescue cows were until I read "peck"

@PeterGaunt 5 ай бұрын

I like the way your friend pushes the box out of the way once she's got the toy out.

@jonnno243 5 ай бұрын

And she did that with just her beak .Bravo. Some presents that I got for Christmas took all of my fingers and teeth to get open :)

@johngolden891 5 ай бұрын

What a bright bird; Trixie managed to get that toy unwrapped in less than 4 minutes! I have not previously seen crows with a white band of feathers around the lower neck. In the northeast US their plumage is completely black.

@Allentox 6 ай бұрын

Hahahaha this is so cool. They are insanely smart! He even knew to try to get her to get them out of the ball! That's amazing.

@adamlindquist4854 6 ай бұрын

After all that we don't even get to see him get his treat!

@darkwingswildlife 5 ай бұрын

lol it took her like an hour to work up the courage to pull them out of the strange new toy

@adamlindquist4854 5 ай бұрын

That's funny, just watching how she opened the box was awesome

@kikipaisley 5 ай бұрын

I love crows,we raised several when I was growing up. Amazingly intelligent,and mischevious!! ❤️

@jessicas.6235 6 ай бұрын

This was when you found out Trixie has trypophobia. 😂 She’s like, “Yeah, you get it.” 😣

@darkwingswildlife 6 ай бұрын

And the ear video is how I found out the internet has trypophobia 😂

@MsRotorwings 6 ай бұрын

When he opened the box I said “Smartypants…I mean Smarty feathers!”

@kimpetri6750 6 ай бұрын

Looks like a Magpie to me....beautiful ❤

@johnlile7562 5 ай бұрын

I thought the same, so went to researching. I’ve learned that there is a rare black and white crow called a pied crow that is native to Africa.

@darkwingswildlife 5 ай бұрын

she’s an African pied crow! There are actually over 40 species of crows and ravens, most people don’t realize just how many there are 😊

@jamessveinsson6006 5 ай бұрын

The part of the covidae family

@snowiecat456 5 ай бұрын

@@darkwingswildlife I thought 'magpie' at first but the beak and feet didn't look right. You can see the same sort of iridescence in the black feathers when the light catches them but a magpie's are more obvious.

@elisabethmcgregor3833 5 ай бұрын

I'm in Cape Town, South Africa and this is what our crows look like here. It's a pied crow.

@ArbitraryOnslaught 5 ай бұрын

That little look at 2:53😂 like is this worth it?

@electronblue8334 6 ай бұрын

unwrapping is definitely more fun than picking through holes to get the treat!

@darkwingswildlife 5 ай бұрын

Yes exactly! She had to work up the courage to pull them out haha took about an hour

@jadutch7361 5 ай бұрын

This is Beautiful. Relating to them (animals) in there ways of natural expresion/instincts!!!!!

@ale7564 6 ай бұрын

Unwrapping is fun. Even crows like it. He uses his beak like a chop stick.

@darkwingswildlife 5 ай бұрын

lol I’ve described her as having chopsticks for a face before

@tbone541 5 ай бұрын

Very interesting to see the birds method of exploring the object

@mc_cpu 6 ай бұрын

It's what they do to my bin bags every Wednesday

@debbiejohnson7758 5 ай бұрын

That is the cleanest aviary I have ever seen! Love your crow!! ❤😊

@darkwingswildlife 5 ай бұрын

lol only the vinyl, she throws her toys EVERYWHERE in the sandy part 🤣

@blacky_Ninja 6 ай бұрын

That is a beautiful bird. Look at those shiny feathers! 😱🥰

@eddiesneeh4266 5 ай бұрын

yeah, wrapping gifts is a long established practice in the crow culture. lol

@donhopf 5 ай бұрын

That was great. So smart and determined!

@julioaugusto1529 5 ай бұрын

The way it immediately figured out it was supposed to be unwrapped!

@maracohen5930 5 ай бұрын

This is entirely too much busy work!~ Glad I have my beak with me...invaluable things, beaks!

@pfridell8424 5 ай бұрын

That was almost as much fun for me as it was for her. Great video!

@user-ox3eh7fx1j 5 ай бұрын

Great idea … love watching this ..

@jamesmeyer1325 5 ай бұрын

Reminds me of my grandkids when they open their Christmas presents!

@pamelacommons7315 5 ай бұрын

That's one smart bird 😮

@p.j.m.d.1948 5 ай бұрын

Crows are incredibly smart creatures. Fascinating to watch them.

@gertrudessangalang9778 5 ай бұрын

The crow is so excited to opened the box, she’s good in opening the box, but when she saw the treat, she was a little bit amazed!

@leniszameit 6 ай бұрын

so wonderful.new to me this crow vid

@CS-pi5oc 5 ай бұрын

I’m glad I don’t have to use my head and beak as a hammer.

@Bennn2013 5 ай бұрын

She is gorgeous

@terencem8795 5 ай бұрын

What amazing creatures these birds are!❤

@TheGeekMonster 5 ай бұрын

Watching her work out how to get the paper off, how to open the box, how to get the toy out, using everything from her beak to her claws to gravity, was just amazing! Corvids are incredible animals.

@harryrabbit2870 5 ай бұрын

I love how Trixie dropped the box to help get the paper off. I've watched crows drop clams that they've dug out of the tidal mud of a nearby creek down onto concrete so that the shell will break open. The crow then eats the clam meat. That's fun. Watching them drop small snakes is a little more unnerving and makes you avoid walking under trees. Loved the video though. Thanks!

@jonproctor3739 5 ай бұрын

In my geographical area Crows scavenge our Chestnuts when in Season. They're fairly hard shelled so the Crows drop them on the streets with flowing traffic then land on nearby Hydro Lines & wait for cars to crush them. Extremely clever animals & fascinating to watch.

@iwk-world 5 ай бұрын

They are so smart!

@trishalivingston1051 5 ай бұрын

No praise or encouragement in that voice. Nothing nurturing. Sweet gesture. Smart crow.

@tamatebako_yt 5 ай бұрын

??? What are you talking about?

@Solitaire1 5 ай бұрын

They are such clever little critters. I've had the pleasure of getting to know an African Pied named Friar Tuck who lives at Dollywood. I only get to see him occasionally now instead of almost daily but he remembers me which makes me feel honored. I love watching his brain work out puzzles in the most destructive way possible.

@darkwingswildlife 5 ай бұрын

I’ve seen Friar around on social media!

@user-hr3tx6uu9o 6 ай бұрын

They're so smart!!

@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 5 ай бұрын

Crow; "Next gift you wrap in tissue paper, OK" ?!

@darkwingswildlife 5 ай бұрын

Instructions unclear, wrapped in 500 layers of tissue paper

@malousmom9231 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful!!!

@hdebard 5 ай бұрын

when Santa comes and you feel you have been had

@lellamas2778 5 ай бұрын

Crow was like "im not that hungry/motivated to work out this puzzle"

@darkwingswildlife 5 ай бұрын

lol this is quite true, she worked up to caring eventually 😂

@thewunder-lusters9644 5 ай бұрын

Heh, tear along the perforated line. Clever girl. 😊

@BeeEatingOrchid 6 ай бұрын

That's not a crow. That's a penguin.

@lesliekupchanko5001 6 ай бұрын

It's a magpie

@bovverFS 6 ай бұрын

@@lesliekupchanko5001 Nope, it isn't. It is a Corvus albus.

@a-walpatches6460 5 ай бұрын

@@lesliekupchanko5001 It's a crow.

@lesliekupchanko5001 5 ай бұрын

Yes, you're right, magpies are more slender.

@lindaadelwerth8042 5 ай бұрын

Thats not a penguin

@owenderrick4842 5 ай бұрын

wrapped present: *just sits there* crow: “so you have chosen death…”

@kellyjohnson3617 5 ай бұрын

Crows are so stinking smart

@skycastlechronicles 5 ай бұрын

This is the most fun I ever had seeing anyone unwrap a present!

@ohjoy6 5 ай бұрын

How clever she is! 😍

@Mickey-jn8hz 5 ай бұрын

The intelligence is amazing!

@yesuratnam5077 5 ай бұрын

Crows are very clever birds in the world.

@markberman6708 5 ай бұрын

Amazing and fun to watch!!!

@Pumpkin525 5 ай бұрын

I was surprised how it decided to hold the box down while it took the paper off

@Bananadiva1 6 ай бұрын

Aren't Crows utterly amazing creatures!

@Pickernik 5 ай бұрын

That was so fun to watch!

@Compuscience-Python-Prog-Exps 5 ай бұрын

They are super smart!! I could only wish I had one. I always, always wanted a pet crow..

@katheyjberry 5 ай бұрын

I absolutely love this!

@mimzy4319 6 ай бұрын

"Whats in the BOX?! Oh another stupid toy"

@HolyEmperorSouther 5 ай бұрын

The things on its feet remind me of the spats Scrooge Mcduck wears.

@survivedandthriving 6 ай бұрын

I knew crows understood about displacement. But, this crow is also showing an understanding of inertia. Crows are awesome!

@darkwingswildlife 5 ай бұрын

Funny thing is she’s too impatient to show an understanding of displacement. She just bashes at the thing until she breaks it 😂

@survivedandthriving 5 ай бұрын

@@darkwingswildlifeIn this case, yes. But, I've seen other videos where crows add stones to water to make their treats float within reach. Here, the crow understands that a particular way of yanking the wrapping paper will leave the box itself behind - Kinda like the magician's trick pulling out the table cloth. She tried it more than once, including yanking the box to try and leave the ball behind, but the ball was in too tight. So it was obvious she had figured the inertia part out. p.s. thank you for the video - it was fun to watch.

@MothGirl007 6 ай бұрын

She's so smart! 🧠

@davidt3956 5 ай бұрын

I love how you want her to play with the box but she has better things to do first.

@KrisHughes 5 ай бұрын

Similar approach to opening packages to my own.

@greenthumb8266 5 ай бұрын

So smart, what a beautiful creature! The crows we have in my neck of the woods are fully black and also smart as the dickens , I just love them. Had a “pet” one as a kid named him Fred, he was wild but would land on my head or arm, and spoke a few words. I would give him/her love and treats and Fred would bring me clothes pins and shiny things on occasion.

@chinaboss6683 5 ай бұрын

What a smart penguin. 😂

@samburke8595 5 ай бұрын

Crows are CRAZY smart!! I've seen them sacrifice one crow to annoy humans at a food truck table to get them to chase him away and then the rest of the GANG comes in and takes the food left on the table!!

@CATAZTR0PHE 4 ай бұрын

😳 she's so smart!!

@MbzMOKKA 5 ай бұрын

Crazy how she behave exactly like our magpie used to do like poking at everything (0:49) especially new stuff or wiping its beak this way (4:29)

@craftykat 5 ай бұрын

Such a clever bird!

@karenlawton2549 5 ай бұрын

I adore birds. Would love to have a crow friend

@EmilyTienne 5 ай бұрын

I like his little white vest.

@MrDeanmfitz 3 ай бұрын

This reminded me of times ive had to put together ikea furniture

@borealphoto 5 ай бұрын

"That's not the model I wanted"

@andreworiez8920 5 ай бұрын

Am i the only one thinking that the wrapping paper would make a fancy bachelor nest?

@badmotorfinger787 6 ай бұрын

Look how it eats.... I bet you'll never look at birds the same way again

@stephenwalsh1332triumph 5 ай бұрын

That beak is a weapon!😊 I'll never call anyone a bird brain again, so smart 😅

@mickeybitsko1676 5 ай бұрын

Not even Nikki?

@stephenwalsh1332triumph 5 ай бұрын

@@mickeybitsko1676 He/She is such a beautiful bird, very smart very special 🥰

@silvanamariaortenzimattos8738 5 ай бұрын

Incrivel!!!!!!💖💖💖💖🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

@billchief397 5 ай бұрын

That was so fun...i remembered my Boston terrier and taught him to open gifts... Big mistake lol!!!!!

@darkwingswildlife 5 ай бұрын

😆 I wouldn’t let her near a Christmas tree

@tree4408 5 ай бұрын

Tiny brains are a miracle!

@carolinalujan8099 2 ай бұрын

Gracias

@snowiecat456 5 ай бұрын

I live in the UK in a semi rural property with a 2 acre field. Over here we have Carrion Crows, ravens, jackdaws and magpies. We don't get Ravens here where I live but we get crows, magpies and jackdaws. I love Corvids. They are such intelligent birds. I put food out in the field for them and make a clicking sound with my tongue. The 2 'resident' crows are the first to arrive and sit in a nearby tree to claim the food. The magpies dance around on the edges waiting for the crows' attention to be elsewhere then they sneak in and grab the nearest bit of food. The other magpies then instead of grabbing a piece of food themselves often chase the magpie who has grabbed some and fly off after it!! I could watch them fo hours!!

@GaryArmstrongmacgh 5 ай бұрын

Crow WILL NOT be denied!

@mikeymikeFType 5 ай бұрын

Crow. “ God I hate Christmas “

@indiopeltier9758 5 ай бұрын

So cute

@Grift76600 5 ай бұрын

Witnessed almost the same thing with one crow having a go at McDonald's leftovers from a trash can. He knew exactly what he was doing and what to look for: "Get the bag out, open the bag, find the box, open the box..."