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Kamikaze Corvids

To: brian fleming <>
Subject: Kamikaze Corvids
From: Carl Clifford <>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:31:23 +1000
There is another clip on the net, showing a single Hooded Crow inciting another 
pair of cats to riot. At times, the crow seems to be trying to join the melee. 
The video can be seen at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87WXbDvis6Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Cheers,

Carl Clifford

Sent from my iPad

On 29/06/2012, at 11:16, brian fleming <> wrote:

> This one has been circulating for a couple of years, still worth watching. My 
> guess is that the two Hoodie Crows are defending a breeding territory, and 
> dislike the presence of cats. Many birds will attack a cat - I've seen a 
> Willy Wagtail disconcert a large tom-cat by dashing in to tweak its tail and 
> snatch fur from its back - and the Crows are clearly pretty effective.
> But the two cats were really having a face-off at the start, staying at a 
> distance and threatening each other. The Crows teased the pied cat and its 
> reaction pushed him over the trigger distance for the black cat, so the fight 
> started.  I don't believe the Crows intended the cat-fight to happen, they 
> just wanted an absence of cats - and got it.
> When I went further down your site I found myself listening to an audio from 
> a 'described as' expert on animal behaviour, whose comments were very much 
> along these lines.
> 
> Anthea Fleming
> 
> 
> On 28/06/2012 7:42 PM, Carl Clifford wrote:
>> I have seen some interesting and unusual behavior from various Corvid 
>> species over the years, but nothing as bizarre as this.
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b07b7VLNbSA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
>> 
>> Any ideas as to what the crows may have been doing? Other than fulfilling 
>> some strange death wish, that is.
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Carl Clifford
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
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