Post by 2old on Dec 19, 2018 22:43:48 GMT -5
Our State Fish & Game was made aware of a stretch of interstate highway where dozens and dozens of dead crows were found. A crew of wildlife biologists spent weeks in the area, trying to find why all those crows were dying along side the highway. Finally, a ornithological behaviorist was asked to travel to the site and see if he could find the answer. Within hours, the behaviorist had the answer. In fact, it was fairly simple.
The crows were all being hit by trucks traveling the interstate. None were being killed by speeding cars. Crows are scavengers. As crows would descend on roadkill to pick meat from the bones, one crow would set on a fence post as a lookout. The sentry crow was to warn the others of oncoming traffic. Problem was, the sentry crow could not squawk "Truck! Truck! Truck!". All he could shout was "Caw! Caw! Caw!"
The crows were all being hit by trucks traveling the interstate. None were being killed by speeding cars. Crows are scavengers. As crows would descend on roadkill to pick meat from the bones, one crow would set on a fence post as a lookout. The sentry crow was to warn the others of oncoming traffic. Problem was, the sentry crow could not squawk "Truck! Truck! Truck!". All he could shout was "Caw! Caw! Caw!"
