One of the most surprising facts about ravens is that they have “episodic memory." This allows them to remember human faces and other characteristics, particularly associated with an emotion or event, which leads to our next fact.
Ravens hold grudges. My guess is this raven has met this bald eagle before.
Don't believe me that ravens have these incredible abilities? National Geographic posted this article about it: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/ravens-memory-unfair-trade
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Video credit to Jake Hewitt.
We have a very exciting new project happening in Yellowstone! It has to do with bioacoustics & AI 🐺Wildlife researchers are currently working on using artificial intelligence (AI) to find trends in howling signatures to be able to determine pack compositions and the difference between individual howls. They are using ARUs (Autonomous Recording Unit) to record vocalizations from up to 6k away. These units can record audio clips for about 34 days. Additionally, this will help us to learn more about the different birds we have migrating through Yellowstone and it has the potential to help us track more rare species such as wolverines and lynx. In Yellowstone, wildlife management does a lot more non-lethal hazing than anywhere else in the world for wolves that are becoming habituated to the road and to human trafficked areas. The adolescent wolves (such as the one featured in this reel, 1479) tend to be the ones who get habituated the most. If clapping, yelling, and honking don’t work - they move to more extreme measures such as hitting them with paint balls, rubber bullets, or even bear spray. We know it might sound cruel, but these are actually life saving methods. One of the hopes for this project is that we can use the recordings as a non-lethal hazing method to help with livestock degradation. For instance, say there is a pack of 4 wolves who have started getting too close to livestock. Instead of killing them, we might be able to play an audio clip of 12 wolves howling to scare them away. To learn more about the bioacoustics project, check out the @thewolfconnectionpod Episode 189 featuring @taylorlrabe ...Videos taken on the morning of Sept 12th in Yellowstone. The howling is NOT actually 1479’s howl. She brought a black pup down to the carcass with her that morning. Most of the howling seemed to be communicating with the other wolves that she was sending the pup back to the pack. We got a few clips from further away of a gray pup and the black pup howling
Are foxes not the cutest?!
One of the reasons foxes thrive in Yellowstone is their adaptability. They can adjust their hunting techniques and diet based on the availability of food resources throughout the seasons.
As summer changes to fall and fall to winter, be like the fox and adapt. Snow could come anytime. Bison may jam traffic. Flexibility is king.
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