Balloon voyage inspires hometown tale of 31 mile return
An observed litter finds a ribbon tied balloon with a tag seeking a return letter to a Norwalk kindergarten. The narrator mailed back details and was surprised all 100 balloons but one reached Norwalk, with drawings from classmates. The piece ends musing about wind and a crow’s possible aid from Corvus brachyrhynchos.
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Crow gifts myth debunked by science and ethics
An eight year old in Seattle allegedly fed crows who left trinkets. Experts explain correlated crow behavior like caching and object carrying, not gifts. Anthropomorphism misleads public, while crows show intelligence, problem solving, tool use, face recognition, and complex social calls.
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