I live in New Jersey. My town has a state road running through it. A school field on one side, and a massive grass space on the other. There are often, almost year round, Canadian geese chilling...
I live in New Jersey. My town has a state road running through it. A school field on one side, and a massive grass space on the other.
There are often, almost year round, Canadian geese chilling in those fields. When they want to switch from one side to the other, they do not fly.
They walk single file across the road at the crosswalk.
Fascinating to see animals adapt our inventions for their own use. I remember reading an article years ago about a group of urban crows who learned to read traffic signs. They would fly down when...
Fascinating to see animals adapt our inventions for their own use.
I remember reading an article years ago about a group of urban crows who learned to read traffic signs. They would fly down when the light was red, drop a bunch of seeds and nuts on the crosswalk, fly away and wait for the cars to run them over and crack the shells. Then they would fly down at the next red light to gather up their food. The behavior was specific to one group of crows in one city, so they must have taught themselves.
I live in New Jersey. My town has a state road running through it. A school field on one side, and a massive grass space on the other.
There are often, almost year round, Canadian geese chilling in those fields. When they want to switch from one side to the other, they do not fly.
They walk single file across the road at the crosswalk.
Fascinating to see animals adapt our inventions for their own use.
I remember reading an article years ago about a group of urban crows who learned to read traffic signs. They would fly down when the light was red, drop a bunch of seeds and nuts on the crosswalk, fly away and wait for the cars to run them over and crack the shells. Then they would fly down at the next red light to gather up their food. The behavior was specific to one group of crows in one city, so they must have taught themselves.