New Posts For Thread: Snowboarding crowhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28852001/Snowboarding_crowAnybody who still thinks our fellow animals are of lesser intelligence should take a look at this:www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2rJoIhgWmwThe clever crow is using a little ring he found as a snowboard and is having the time of his life sledding down the rThis thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zone.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28852001/Snowboarding_crow?post_id=515222179#515222179This thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zone.Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:00:52 -0600Erey -I take your point, but I have to say that I honestly don't think that other animals are necessarily of lesser intelligence than humans. And I say this because, since we really cannot communicate with them, we don't know just how they think. Ahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28852001/Snowboarding_crow?post_id=515202025#515202025Erey -I take your point, but I have to say that I honestly don't think that other animals are necessarily of lesser intelligence than humans. And I say this because, since we really cannot communicate with them, we don't know just how they think. AWed, 18 Jan 2012 15:53:36 -0600I will never claim animals don't think but Solf they are of lesser general intelligence than humans.Just because my dog is not as smart as a human does not make the dog less worthy of love. I don't have to think an animal is brilliant and imbiled wihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28852001/Snowboarding_crow?post_id=515195507#515195507I will never claim animals don't think but Solf they are of lesser general intelligence than humans.Just because my dog is not as smart as a human does not make the dog less worthy of love. I don't have to think an animal is brilliant and imbiled wiWed, 18 Jan 2012 13:40:35 -0600No. The crow was playing. No anthropomorphizing needed. Many animals play. I've watched wild otters slide down a snow bank. I've watched hawks repeatedly and purposely fly into a strong updraft to be blasted straight up. I've watched sea gulls repeathttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28852001/Snowboarding_crow?post_id=515188459#515188459No. The crow was playing. No anthropomorphizing needed. Many animals play. I've watched wild otters slide down a snow bank. I've watched hawks repeatedly and purposely fly into a strong updraft to be blasted straight up. I've watched sea gulls repeatWed, 18 Jan 2012 10:39:43 -0600A perfect opportunity to recommend again, "Mind of the Raven", by Bernd Heinrich.Ben lived very close to the birds up in Weld, Maine, and lyrically reports their intelligence and personalities.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28852001/Snowboarding_crow?post_id=515183511#515183511A perfect opportunity to recommend again, "Mind of the Raven", by Bernd Heinrich.Ben lived very close to the birds up in Weld, Maine, and lyrically reports their intelligence and personalities.Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:11:46 -0600Hmm... are you sure the crow isn't just trying to eat something?We use a lot of ring-shaped bird food, over here - and crows are known to just hijack them.static.zoonar.de/img/www_repository3/15/...Could it be one of those?I'm a bit reluctant to anthhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28852001/Snowboarding_crow?post_id=515175441#515175441Hmm... are you sure the crow isn't just trying to eat something?We use a lot of ring-shaped bird food, over here - and crows are known to just hijack them.static.zoonar.de/img/www_repository3/15/...Could it be one of those?I'm a bit reluctant to anthWed, 18 Jan 2012 02:55:03 -0600Never underestimate a bird brain.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28852001/Snowboarding_crow?post_id=515171823#515171823Never underestimate a bird brain.Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:35:08 -0600Anybody who still thinks our fellow animals are of lesser intelligence should take a look at this:www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2rJoIhgWmwThe clever crow is using a little ring he found as a snowboard and is having the time of his life sledding down the rhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/28852001/Snowboarding_crow?post_id=515170683#515170683Anybody who still thinks our fellow animals are of lesser intelligence should take a look at this:www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2rJoIhgWmwThe clever crow is using a little ring he found as a snowboard and is having the time of his life sledding down the rTue, 17 Jan 2012 22:44:53 -0600