14/01/2026
Crows are incredibly smart, and new research shows they can pass down their grudges to the next generation. When a crow decides a human is dangerous โ maybe because that person scared them or came too close โ it remembers the face for years. Even more surprising: young crows learn this fear just by watching their parents react.
Scientists have seen crow families warn each other with calls, fly in groups to scare off the โenemy,โ and even teach young birds to recognize the same face without any direct threat. This means a crow you upset once could raise an entire neighborhood of crows that dislike you too.
Itโs one of the clearest examples in nature of animals teaching emotional responses โ not just survival skills. Crows never forgetโฆ and they make sure their kids donโt either.