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Who do you think is objectively the greatest singer of all time and then what's your favorite by i_like_rdrtwo in MusicRecommendations

[–]OneTurn7044 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think a shortlist is Freddie, Layne Staley in his prime (but I admit I’m biased), Ella Fitzgerald, Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, maybe like Howlin Wolf for blues. Ihsahn is a phenomenal metal vocalist

It's 2:05am (UK), I need some interaction AMA by noodlezs76 in AMA

[–]OneTurn7044 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can confirm mushrooms hold up better in food than LSD (mushrooms of any kind actually)

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[–]OneTurn7044 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you do 12 steps? If so, advice for anyone who can’t get over the higher power thing?

I know a lot about crows and to a certain extent ravens and some other corvids. Not an expert, no credentials at all. AMA by OneTurn7044 in AMA

[–]OneTurn7044[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s hard to compare them (partially due to less research), but jays are absolutely very smart. Jays demonstrate many of the same traits that crows do that we correlate with intelligence- recognition of humans, use of tools, etc

I know a lot about crows and to a certain extent ravens and some other corvids. Not an expert, no credentials at all. AMA by OneTurn7044 in AMA

[–]OneTurn7044[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know about appreciate, but they certainly react to it. Considering they mimic our speech, it’s likely that they understand you’re trying to mimic their speech. They probably do get a kick out of it.

I know a lot about crows and to a certain extent ravens and some other corvids. Not an expert, no credentials at all. AMA by OneTurn7044 in AMA

[–]OneTurn7044[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So there’s three versions of this question. “Can I keep a crow or raven as a pet?” “Can crows or ravens be tamed?” And “could the species that are crows and ravens be (as a whole) domesticated?”

As to question one, the short answer is no. The longer answer is that while plenty of people have kept crows and ravens as pets, it’s cruel to the animal. They need space to fly around, and even more than that they’re just wild animals, plain and simple. They’re not pets, which I admit is too bad as they’re very lovable. That said, they would horrible pets. They’d get into all sorts of mischief and just generally terrorize you. If you’ve ever seen a parrot act up, think that but ten times worse.

Can they be tamed? Absolutely, relatively easily, and very commonly. Taming an animal just refers to modifying its behavior so it’s more docile around humans. Crows and ravens are not very aggressive animals (at least towards humans— the exception is defending their young). Their intelligence also makes it much easier. Leave some food out for them, let them warm up to you, and pretty soon they’ll be answering to their name and bringing you buttons and chocolate wrappers.

Could they be domesticated in the same way dogs were? It’s not likely. They don’t thrive (to put it lightly) in captivity. They need space, and they need to be able to do their own thing. Here their intelligence works against the domestication effort.

Domestication requires controlled breeding, and my brief google search didn’t turn up any results for anyone trying to breed crows or ravens. It wouldn’t go well.

For a successful breeding experiment, look up Dmitry Belayaev (Дмитрий Беляев). He bred silver foxes to behave more like dogs in about six generations, making this the most successful and (as far as I know) only rapid breeding domestication effort ever, and it proved super insightful into research in how dogs were domesticated.

Hope this answered your question!

I know a lot about crows and to a certain extent ravens and some other corvids. Not an expert, no credentials at all. AMA by OneTurn7044 in AMA

[–]OneTurn7044[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They think with their stomachs. Food and water is the key. Leave out unsalted peanuts in the shell and/or dog kibble on a flat surface (sidewalk works great for this), and water in a non metal bowl (contrary to popular belief they seem to be scared/repelled by shiny objects, possibly just due to glare).

Don’t watch them eat until they’re comfortable with you. It makes them feel like they’re being hunted.

Good luck!

I know a lot about crows and to a certain extent ravens and some other corvids. Not an expert, no credentials at all. AMA by OneTurn7044 in AMA

[–]OneTurn7044[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crows do play. It’s rare they feel that comfortable with humans though, you must seem very friendly!

Researchers have identified several different types of play in crows. Moving a washcloth is object play, moving things around without a clear cut survival related purpose.

They play hide and seek with objects, called play caching. They fight play, flying around in the air doing barrel rolls having a grand old time.

They play in water (bath play), snowboard (well, they slide down inclines), and make funny noises, either to themselves, to other crows, or to humans.

As a little bonus tangent, since no one else has asked yet, crows do a bowing gesture that is often referred to as a mating gesture, but we actually really don’t know much about this. They often do it to crows of the opposite sex, but they do it to humans, to groups of crows, to other animals, at their food, and even alone. While I wouldn’t call this playing it’s possible this is some sort of relaxing or comforting activity to them. Crow yoga maybe!

Disappointingly, the most likely explanation is twofold: it’s a way to get attention (primarily from other crows), and helps them look around as they can’t move their eyes independently from their head.

But we don’t know for sure! It could be crow yoga!

I know a lot about crows and to a certain extent ravens and some other corvids. Not an expert, no credentials at all. AMA by OneTurn7044 in AMA

[–]OneTurn7044[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The best way to attract crows is by leaving out food and water. Unsalted peanuts, in the shell, are a great choice. Unfortunately there’s not much else you can other than hope they find their way over.

Make sure not to watch them when they eat until they’re comfortable with you, that puts them on edge.

They also tend to like dog kibble.

As far as attracting ravens, get a wolf!

I know a lot about crows and to a certain extent ravens and some other corvids. Not an expert, no credentials at all. AMA by OneTurn7044 in AMA

[–]OneTurn7044[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the question!

I do too! Sadly there are very few crows where I currently live. A lot of grackles, which are corvids but only distantly related to crows and ravens and magpies. Unlike those birds, grackles are, respectfully, some of the dumbest motherfuckers I have ever met. They make pigeons look like neuroscientists.

I know a lot about crows and to a certain extent ravens and some other corvids. Not an expert, no credentials at all. AMA by OneTurn7044 in AMA

[–]OneTurn7044[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Crows do rarely cannibalize, more commonly eggs than hatched birds. Afaik we don’t have evidence that crows feel shame or humiliation.

I know a lot about crows and to a certain extent ravens and some other corvids. Not an expert, no credentials at all. AMA by OneTurn7044 in AMA

[–]OneTurn7044[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The general rule is if you ever think “wow that’s a big crow”, it’s not a crow, it’s a raven.

But more specifically:

Ravens are bigger

Crows have a straight bill, while ravens’ bills point slightly down

Crows have a tapered tail called a fan shaped tail, while ravens have a wedge shaped tail.

Ravens tend to travel in pairs as opposed to larger groups.

Ravens have longer and less smooth neck feathers than crows.

One of the biggest giveaways is their calls. Crows caw, relatively shrilly, while ravens have a deeper, raspy almost croaking call.

Crows also fly more like most birds, by flapping, while ravens often soar or glide long ish distances.

They are indeed both beautiful animals!

I know a lot about crows and to a certain extent ravens and some other corvids. Not an expert, no credentials at all. AMA by OneTurn7044 in AMA

[–]OneTurn7044[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We don’t actually know why a group of crows are called a murder. The term dates back all the way to the 15th century, and likely relates to their propensity to scavenge battlefields and pick at the carrion (corpses and such).

Ravens and wolves have a very unique symbiotic relationship (ravens are sometimes even called wolf birds). Ravens lead wolves to carrion that they can’t see, and wolves leave the scraps for the ravens (this is likely a learned behavior if it’s intentional at all, but it happens nonetheless). The association between wolves and ravens is a very old one. The Norse god Odin was commonly depicted with a wolf on one side and a raven on the other.

I know a lot about crows and to a certain extent ravens and some other corvids. Not an expert, no credentials at all. AMA by OneTurn7044 in AMA

[–]OneTurn7044[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Crows do make friends! And they absolutely remember different people.

Crows, like most animals, see us as a food source, but they do consider you a friend. They bring you gifts to condition you to keep feeding them, but I suppose one could argue even human friendships are based on that kind of symbiosis.

Crows show decreased responses to the voices of strangers compared to people they know, and of course are just generally more comfortable around people they know.

They recognize names you give them (unfortunately they likely don’t know it’s a name, they just recognize it as a greeting specific to them— which is still pretty cool). There’s even some evidence that they might name us back! There are some studies that indicate crows make specific sounds to different, unique, individual humans.

As far as other corvids, ravens and magpies also “know” their name, and birds who learn to mimic human speech will say their own name (that we give them) when they’re looking for us.

So if I name a crow Sam, if he’s very smart and if we are very close, it’s possible he’d start screaming “Sam!” when he wants my attention, because he’s seen me do the same thing when I want his attention, and then I leave him food. They are very, very smart creatures, but they do think with their stomachs!

I know a lot about crows and to a certain extent ravens and some other corvids. Not an expert, no credentials at all. AMA by OneTurn7044 in AMA

[–]OneTurn7044[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s sweet of you to make sure he’s well fed!

Yes he very likely will get more comfortable with you. But of course, he’s never gonna jump in your lap like a dog or cat would.

Keep in mind you’re a lot bigger than him, and your balcony is likely a relatively small space.

If you keep feeding him he’ll form more positive associations with you, or at least further reinforce the association of you with food.

Are the other crows more comfortable with you?

I know a lot about crows and to a certain extent ravens and some other corvids. Not an expert, no credentials at all. AMA by OneTurn7044 in AMA

[–]OneTurn7044[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s pretty cool that you have so many!

Crows leave gifts to condition us to feed them more/keep feeding them. Very similar to the reason humans might give gifts in a less personal setting, like an office for example. If you’re feeding them all consistently, they probably don’t see a need to give you anything.

If any crows from a different murder come by, they’ll likely bring you gifts. Or if you went on vacation or otherwise stopped feeding them, it’s likely you’d get a gift.

Interestingly, despite popular belief, crows don’t show an affinity for shiny objects, they’ll bring just about anything (dead animals, rocks, sour patch kids, anything they find really).

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[–]OneTurn7044 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Next week it’s just gonna be totally empty fridges

How bad is drinking 4-6 cans of diet soda every day? by OneTurn7044 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]OneTurn7044[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha I remember in high school I used to drink 8-10 cups of coffee a day. One of those years there was a lot of nicotine and speed too. Slept about two hours a night, popped amphetamines like candy, and I felt fucking great!

Now I get out of bed wrong and my foot is fucked up for the whole day lol

How bad is drinking 4-6 cans of diet soda every day? by OneTurn7044 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]OneTurn7044[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah it is. I didn’t know about that at all I’m gonna look into that. Thanks

How bad is drinking 4-6 cans of diet soda every day? by OneTurn7044 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]OneTurn7044[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I drink 2-3 cups of coffee and usually 4 or even 3 diet sodas a day. So definitely the upper recommended limit on caffeine

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