Large black birds known for their intelligence; makes the harsh cry characteristic of a rooster or expresses triumph loudly.
From Old English 'crawe', imitative of the bird's call. The verb meaning 'to boast' comes from the rooster's triumphant crowing, extended metaphorically to human behavior by the 14th century.
Crows can recognize individual human faces and pass this knowledge to their offspring, creating generational grudges or friendships. They also understand water displacement and can solve multi-step puzzles, making them among the few animals that demonstrate causal reasoning.
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