Crow throws empty plastic bottle in dustbin. Twitter asks ‘why can’t we’

The video opens with a crow hopping from one dustbin to another with a used plastic bottle in its mouth.

A crow is the Internet’s latest ‘hero’ and it’s for all the right reasons. A video of the crow, which is now being shared by many, has left people with questions about human behaviour and appreciation for the particular Corvus.

People praised the bird’s act.(Twitter/@susantananda3)

The video opens with the crow hopping from one dustbin to another with a used plastic bottle in its mouth. Then, the bird drops the bottle inside a waste bin and flies away. This seemingly simple act of the bird has created a stir among people.

Take a look:

While many tweeted about the intelligence of crows as a species, there were some who compared this gesture with that of humans. A few also voiced their thoughts that if a bird can throw an empty bottle in a dustbin, then why humans can’t do the same.

“There’s a lot to learn from the animals,” wrote a Twitter user. “Better than humans,” commented another. “Too bad for the planet that humans came along,” tweeted a third.

Here’s how others reacted to the video:

A Twitter user was also reminded of an elephant doing something similar.

Kaeli Swift, a crow researcher, also dished out her opinion on the video. In a Twitter thread she wrote it’s not reasonable to assume that “non-human animal possess a concept of recycling.” However, adding that the particular crow seen in the video is probably trained to perform such tasks.

What do you think about the crow’s act?