alt Hacker NewsFrom a bird’s point of view, large mammals must be interesting. You are just doing a little digging in the garden, but it’s an absolutely tremendous amount of earth you’ve moved compared to their ability to dig.
I’m always curious about animals’ perception of us. I think they don’t really have the concepts of things like doors, lids, etc, as constructed devices that are made to be manipulated. I wonder if they think we’re very clever at getting into things. And does the dog worry every day that we won’t find food?
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What I find interesting to think about is how much more routine viewing things from high above must be for birds than it is for us.
Looking at a city on Google Maps with satellite mode on was already a revealing experience when it came out.
Now imagine a live view of that with everything moving, as part of your regular environment.
I wonder if smarter birds (such as corvids) might have developed some sort of understanding of the large-scale organization of our cities, or how road and railway networks function. Not because they somehow figured out human civilization but because they literally see those things right in front of them every day.
> I think they don’t really have the concepts of things like doors, lids, etc, as constructed devices that are made to be manipulated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raccoon