Joke Of The Day: Dead Crows

Rubber Chicken Researchers for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority found over 200 dead crows near greater Boston recently, and there was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu.

A bird pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to everyone’s relief, confirmed the problem was definitely NOT Avian Flu.

The cause of death appeared to be vehicular impacts!

However, during the detailed analysis it was noted that varying colors of paints appeared on the bird’s beaks and claws. By analyzing these paint residues it was determined that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with trucks, while only 2% were killed by an impact with a car.

MTA near Boston then hired an Ornithological Behaviorist to determine if there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck kills versus car kills.

The Ornithological Behaviorist very quickly concluded the cause: when crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow in a nearby tree to warn of impending danger. They discovered that while all the lookout crows could shout “Cah”, not a single one could shout “Truck.”

 

 

A Friendly Baby Crow

This video was published by WillowFox waaay back in 2008, but it has only gone viral now. Since this Spring the video has amassed over 150,000 views.

While hanging outside, a baby crow calmly approached the hero of the story who just happened to have a camera. The baby crow literally walked up to cameraman, gave a squawk, and literally hopped onto his lap and even his hand.

A wild crow. And the crow wouldn’t go. What a trip.

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