Crows

​The Stories In My Life: Ruskin Bond's writing shines in the stories of Speedy, a wise, discursive crow

Speedy, the crow who features in Ruskin Bond's story A Crow For All Seasons, is someone really special; his observations on life in general and stupid humans (and boorish dogs) in particular are keen and perceptive. His story might be variously titled ‘A Day In The Life Of The Uncommon Crow’ or ‘The Universe According To Speedy, The Crow'.

Size doesn't matter: Parrots, crows as smart as apes despite much smaller brains

While ape brains weigh 275 to 500 gm on average, birds, who are just as skilful despite lacking a cortex, only manage five to 20 gm