There are cat people. There are dog people. Frankly that's most people. They argue over which is better, and attack each other over which animals are dumber or bigger sociopaths. And then there's the bird people. The bird people are in their own league. Because the bird people know that birds are truly insane. They bite, they squawk, the paint and they learn to swear. Birds surprise us every day with their genius as well as their brutality. Crows can remember faces, hold grudges, use tools and develop rudimentary bartering systems.
Not only are birds full of surprises, some of them get pretty big. And mean. Anyone who's ever been chased by a goose can attest that those bastards are up to no good. If there was a button that said "destroy the world" a goose would press it on the off chance the end of the world has anything to do with free bread.
For some insight into bird intelligence, here's a tumblr thread on the crow and kea.
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