This particular individual can hold grudges for more than 17 years! Even if he or she dies, they will make sure the enmity remains! His or her friends will continue the revenge!
Sounds like the screenplay of a movie made with low budget but with big stars!?
By the way these individuals are so clever that they can plan for the future!
In some customs if you see one then it is no fun! But if you see a pair then you are happy to be there!
Ok ok! Before you start holding a grudge lemme tell you that the ‘individual’ is a crow!
In the movie Sherlock Holmes or even the movie ‘Birds’ and in fact in most movies, seeing a crow is a bad omen! Even a group of them is a scary proposition!
We have often been warned as kids to not to go to the terrace alone since the crow would attack! “Kakai kuthum!” is what my mother used to say!
And boy do they attack! They come like drones or missiles out of nowhere and you have to run!
Nowadays we do not see much crows! Forget seeing a couple!
But if you do see one, make sure that you show mutual respect! Your one act of maybe throwing a stone or disturbing its eggs may make you get on to its enemy list! And Sheldon may forget, but the crow does not!
It is known that are known to hold grudges and potentially seek revenge. Studies have shown that crows can remember individuals who have harmed them, and they may even communicate this information to other crows, leading to a collective form of “revenge”. Crows can remember faces and associate them with negative experiences for extended periods, possibly up to 17 years!
In case you are thinking the term ‘bird brain’ then maybe you are thinking enough or you are actually one!
Remember the story of the thirsty crow!? That is not just a fable! It is the BIOGRAPHY of an average crow!
Crows are highly intelligent and possess remarkable facial recognition abilities.
Grudge holding is their forte! They can remember individuals who have treated them poorly, even after a long time. They can even communicate with each other, potentially warning others about individuals who are dangerous or have caused them harm!
In fact this communication and collective behavior like a mob can lead to collective mobbing behavior or other forms of negative interaction with the perceived aggressor! in fact they are literally the BLACK MAFIA!
If you thought the house fly in Rajamouli’s movie can plan his revenge then you do not know that facts are stranger than fiction! Crows can create and utilize tools to obtain food, including making hooks from wire!
They have been known to solve complex puzzles, like raising water levels in a container by dropping stones into it. Aesop was just an observer!
They can learn to drop nuts on roads to be cracked by passing cars and then retrieve them! In fact in many junctions they wait for the red signal to drop the nuts and pick them up! Cannot blame them if they have pedestrian sense! If you think Count of Monte Christo was a revenge story of wait and strike; well the crow can plan for the future, selecting the right tool for a task even after a delay!
The next time you see a crow; just consider yourself lucky! Do not make any eye contact and simply move on!
Remember that the crow will remember!
We also will fondly remember Dheeraj Kochar aka Dheeraj Kumar for his fluid acting! He will be missed…
OM SHANTHI
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