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Crows Recognize Human Faces: Study

Birds distinguished friendly and unfriendly masks, squawked at perceived foe

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 26, 2008 10:26 AM CDT

(Newser) – If you ever offend a crow, don’t expect it to forgive and forget. University of Washington researchers found that the birds recognize human faces long after an encounter, the New York Times reports. Participants wore specific masks when they captured campus crows; after their...   Read full story »

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