446K views · Oct 3, 2014 · 1:24 · 3 HN recommenders · 5 mentions · discussed 2019–2024
A one-minute clip of a crow repeatedly sliding down a snowy roof on a small lid, apparently just for fun.
Why Hacker News points people here: Offered as vivid evidence that animals, crows in particular, play for pleasure and display intelligence beyond survival needs.
“This video of a crow repeatedly "skiing" down a roof changed my view of how animals play”HN comment, 2019
“This video of a crow repeatedly "skiing" down a roof changed my view of how animals play”
A crow repeatedly skiing down a roof purely for fun.
This video of a crow repeatedly "skiing" down a roof changed my view of how animals play - I thought it was all "practice-fighting" but this crow seems to be playing "just for the fun of it". this video
“The "Just for Fun" link[1] leads to some entertaining videos”
Entertaining crow skiing down a roof.
The "Just for Fun" link[1] leads to some entertaining videos: Skiing down a roof: this video My girlfriend's spirit animal: link Teaming up to provoke a catfight: link Nipping a sausage: link [1] link
“the one that truly astounds me is intelligence for the sake of having fun.”
Crow plays for fun, showing intelligence beyond survival.
Whereas the nut cracking is cool for the intelligence shown towards survival, the one that truly astounds me is intelligence for the sake of having fun. Crow skiing: this video
“It rides a "sled" down a snowy roof, then carries the sled back up to the top”
Crow rides a sled down a snowy roof and carries it back up.
Somebody posted this video to a previous thread about the intelligence of grows: this video It rides a "sled" down a snowy roof, then carries the sled back up to the top, stands on it, and pecks it get it started.
“There’s lots of videos online of these fascinating creatures doing clever and fun things.”
Magpies and other crows are very intelligent birds. More intelligent than your average bird. There’s lots of videos online of these fascinating creatures doing clever and fun things. Eg this video
