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the genius in a black suit who remembers your face and holds a grudge
means A large, glossy black bird of the genus Corvus, known for its harsh caw and remarkable intelligence — also the verb for the bird's call, or for boasting loudly in triumph.
from From Old English 'crāwe,' related to Dutch 'kraai' and German 'Krähe.' The whole flock of names is echoic — built to imitate the bird's grating cry, the same impulse that gave us 'croak' and 'crow' as a verb. When a rooster or a winner 'crows,' it's the same sound migrating from the bird to the bragging.
- face memory
- recognizes and recalls individual human faces for years
- toolmaker
- bends wire into hooks to fish out food
- funerals
- gathers around dead crows to study the danger
- gift givers
- leaves trinkets for humans who feed them
- grudge holders
- teaches offspring which people to distrust
corvus cornix — hooded crow species found across europe and asia, distinguished by grey and black plumage
corvus brachyrhynchos — american crow species, most common corvid in north america with all-black coloring
corvus monedula — jackdaw species native to europe and western asia, smallest crow with distinctive pale eyes