Secretly Incredibly Fascinating - BONUS SHOW 143: "The Origin Of 'A Murder Of Crows' and The History Of Crow Murder"
This is the bonus show for Episode 143! (Crows)
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore the obviously incredibly fascinating topic of that "murder of crows" collective noun, and the strange history of crows thriving through viruses and Depression hunters.
RESEARCH SOURCES:
PBS Nature: "A Murder Of Crows": Crow Facts
Crows Are Doing the Best They Can (The Atlantic)
10 Fun Facts About the American Crow (Audubon)
National Geographic Photo Ark entry for American Crow
Vultures of Europe guide: the different species, where they're found and which are endangered (BBC Wildlife)
Why is a group of ravens called an unkindness? (Birdfact.com)
University of Pennsylvania Wildlife Futures Program: "West Nile Virus"
2022-2023 Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Birds (U.S. Department Of Agriculture)
When Eating Crow Was an American Food Trend (Gastro Obscura)
World's first octopus farm proposals alarm scientists (BBC News)
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