You've Heard of a Murder of Crows. How About a Crow Funeral?
From Deep Look
Summary
When a crow dies, other crows gather around and make a racket -- not out of sadness, but to learn about danger. Deep Look reveals how these smart birds share information as a group to stay safe.
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This episode shows crows gathering around a dead crow as they learn about danger -- gentle, but preview if that topic is sensitive for your class.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Talk about it
Crows that find a dead crow gather and study the scene, learning what places or predators to avoid. By paying attention together, the group gains information that helps every crow stay safer -- group behavior in action.
- Why do crows gather around a dead crow?
- How does watching as a group help the crows survive?
- What can one crow learn from the rest of the flock?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: flock, behavior, information, survive.
Try it: Think of a warning you learned from others (like 'hot stove'). Write how crows learn about danger by gathering as a group.