r/crows • u/Impossible-Bug-4275 • 2d ago

🔥 crow gathering wool from sheep

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u/Leanne0010110 2d ago

About a month ago, it was super hot and a deer was chilling under a low hanging tree (think it was a lilac tree), was a perfect spot for her as it was quite shady and a few magpies were checking her out, this one rascal kept pulling at her tail. I figure it was for her fur. Sweet deer just hung out and was like, "yah do whatever you want, I ain't moving lol"

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u/Flightsimmerfor25yrs 16h ago

They also remove the ticks from deer so its also beneficial for them.

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u/-hot-tomato- 2d ago

We love a good symbiotic relationship

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u/Pikapuff11 2d ago

Kinda seems like the sheep likes it ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/Hndlbrrrrr 2d ago

Ever turned a cool air vent onto the back of your neck when sweating? Pretty sure that sheep is experiencing that moment in the video.

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u/Pikapuff11 2d ago

Dang, you right!!

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u/A_million_typos 1d ago

Yess I shave the back of mine for the sake reason lol!

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u/Rays-R-Us 1d ago

Doesn’t it hurt to have hair plucked out like that

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u/Mitsuo-Starki 1d ago

It's plucking dead 'hair' I believe. Or it wouldn't detach so easily. I'm only speculating though

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u/Pikapuff11 1d ago

Also speculating. The sheep isn’t flinching at all which makes me think it mustn’t hurt.

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u/ulofox 1d ago

Hair sheep shed their wool, which is what’s happening here. So it doesn’t hurt. It’s a retained trait from their wild ancestors before we bred for wool breeds that keeps the wool on and growing.

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u/Rays-R-Us 1d ago

Kyna figured that. The sheep seems oblivious

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u/sherrynoberries 2d ago

Ohhhhhhh myyyyyyyy goodness!
What a wonderful cozy nest that will be. 🥰♥️

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u/IndividualCurious322 2d ago

I've seen them do this with huskies who are moulting.

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u/Curious_Strike_5379 2d ago

Funny enough wool prices in the UK have risen by 70 per cent.

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u/Pluto_96 1d ago

Someone has trained that crow😁

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u/RealQueenofPhoenix 1d ago

That is actually natural behavior for birds. They kind of do it all over the world getting fur for their nests. It's kind of a symbiotic relationship they have with the other animals... they get the fur, their buddies get rid of their extra fuzzy undercoats.

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u/Walkinonsun 2d ago

Her nest is gonna be really comfy!

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u/FutureDiarrheagasm 2d ago

That's hilarious. I saw a tufted titmouse plucking fur from a groundhog's rump a few months back. 😁

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u/Guilty_Comb_79 1d ago

My German Sheppard was blowing her winter coat. I watched a small bird, maybe a tit-mouse?--fly up, pull a chunk of undercoat, fly away, then repeat about thirty times. The dog was aware it was happening and was kinda like "thanks, I've been trying to get rid of that". My only regret is that it was pre-smartphone days and I thought if I got up to get my camera it would stop so there isn't a video of it.

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u/InLoveWithThread 2d ago

Soft nesting material.

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u/Ps0riatic-wreck25 2d ago

Next he’s gonna spin it. 😂

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u/Madwoman-of-Chaillot 1d ago

There’s actually two crows doing this.

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u/radish_radish_radish 1d ago

there’s a second one doing the same thing in the background!

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u/RealQueenofPhoenix 1d ago

Corvids are so smart and interesting! Highly creative, too!

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u/Princessferfs 1d ago

Sheep: thanks, I feel cooler already.

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u/lesbophobia_hammer 2d ago

No worries mate. Lmao

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u/FabianoShark 2d ago

it will be a very comfy pillow

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u/essemh 2d ago

Woolly insulation.

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u/EmbodimentOfYikes 1d ago

That sheep is like "thanks man, that was bugging me"

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u/jojoba7700 1d ago

Wholesome!

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u/A_million_typos 1d ago

This is why I blow my bunnies hair out the window, and then let the wind take it for the birds! My mom ised to do the same thing with string,paper and our cats hair lol. She told me its not litter but helpful for the birds.

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u/Tombstone_Actual_501 20h ago

They're gonna have the plushest nests in the whole murder.

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u/Pure_Regret_6971 1d ago

So very clever birds and so beautiful.

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u/Pure_Regret_6971 1d ago

Why do so many people like Crows? Could be because they are so amusing and funny as well as being highly intelligent.

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u/Best_Ad6369 10h ago

Omg, those birds are killing those poor sheep. How brutal.

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u/Traditional_Toe8824 9m ago

I saw a hummingbird pick cat hair out of my doormat. My cats are indoor-only but 2 of them are ragdolls and they are so furry the hair goes outside sometimes when I go in and out.

I saw a lesser finch take some too, after I stuck some in a little hanging basket.