Strange Picture Of Crow Goes Viral, Users Claim It's A Crow/Gorilla Hybrid And Have Some Fun

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Jun 26, 2019 9:00 AM EDT

In other news... An interesting illusion picture of a crow went viral as users began to draw what looked like a super-muscular crow, or a crows head with a gorillas body. And thus, 'Crowilla' was born! Soon enough, scientists speak up about the image and explain the strange illusion. 

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    The confusing image that went viral

    Stairs - PARCO 3F
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    Here comes to awesome images:

    Drawing - darth pleatherTM @ejjamrttp Replying to @keita_simpson you ready, bro? 5,540 1:20 AM Jun 22, 2019 1,098 people are talking about this
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    Primate - OFitot DANI @Fiorevento Replying to @keita simpson I draw the picture. Because your video is so funny. He looks like standing with his four legs. 1,381 5:41 AM - Jun 22, 2019 332 people are talking about this
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    Animal figure - s pecies of gen us ill a Anew Crow A B @ C A MILOJULIA N C
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    Kaeli Swift, a crow researcher and author of the blog Corvid Research, to the rescue!

    Property - PARCO 3F Kaeli Swift, PhD @corvidresearch There's a very strange (uncredited) video of crow making the rounds on reddit. Here's the deal. First, this is a large-billed crow, which is why the face is looking a little out of proportion 6,027 10:13 PM Jun 22, 2019
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    Text - Kaeli Swift, PhD @corvidresearch Replying to @corvidresearch Second, this bird is not missing its legs and propping itself up with its wings, that would be physically impossible. Also, not that it's relevant to the answer, crow without legs couldn't fly, because couldn't generate any lift. So legless crow is a dead crow. 840 10:13 PM - Jun 22, 2019
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    Text - Kaeli Swift, PhD @corvidresearch Replying to @corvidresearch What it's actually doing is sunning itself. When birds sun they drop their wings and cock their tails. At the right angle that could obscure the legs and tail making it look like they're missing 964 10:13 PM - Jun 22, 2019
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    Text - Kaeli Swift, PhD @corvidresearch Replying to @corvidresearch Usually the mouth is open and the body is closer to the ground, making the behavior more obvious, but perhaps the videographer caught it in a moment of transition 684 10:13 PM - Jun 22, 2019
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    Text - Kaeli Swift, PhD @corvidresearch Replying to @corvidresearch In any case sunning like this is a common behavior among birds. Sometimes it's about warming up but a lot of times you'll see them do it when it's hot out. In these cases it's about feather care. Sun exposure can reduce feather degrading bacteria and mites. 1,088 10:13 PM - Jun 22, 2019
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    Text - Dave Slager @dlslager Replying to @corvidresearch Sunning is a possibility. Another is that the bird might be emaciated. The keel looks highly pronounced here, which could indicate loss of breast muscle. Tired or hungry birds also often droop wings down like this. 221 3:00 AM - Jun 23, 2019
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    Text - Kaeli Swift, PhD @corvidresearch Replying to @dlslager I suppose that's true. I was thinking sunning because of the tail position, but now that you point out the keel that does seem strange 100 3:14 AM - Jun 23, 2019
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    Text - Dave Slager @dlslager Replying to @corvidresearch Could even be an emaciated bird sunning? At any rate it's a crazy posture, thought it was fake at first, thanks for sharing and the great sketches to show how this posture is actually possible 88 3:24 AM - Jun 23, 2019
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    Text - Skeptipithecus @skeptipithecus Replying to @dlslager @corvidresearch That's a good question l'd like answered, too! For a lot of mammals, hygiene kind of goes by the wayside when suffering from a chronic affliction. Birds, though? I haven't the foggiest. Birds are strange 13 5:11 AM Jun 23, 2019
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    Text - Meaghan @Meaghan93154577 Replying to @dlslager @corvidresearch You can see the birds left foot in the zoom in. Weird but cool! 8 3:20 AM - Jun 23, 2019
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    Text - Adam Fleischmann @afleisch_anthro Replying to @corvidresearch look Kaeli you don't have to lie to us about the existence of the gorilla crow 494 10:50 PM - Jun 22, 2019
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    Text - HulloThere Hull @jethroreading32 Replying to @afleisch anthro @corvidresearch Kaeli: Gorilla Crow cant hurt you Gorilla Crow: SS 312 11:13 PM - Jun 22, 2019
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    Text - Kaeli Swift, PhD @corvidresearch Replying to @jethroreading32 @afleisch_anthro Look, all I'm saying is that this is a totally normal thing and in no way related to that DoD funding we got that one time. 461 11:15 PM - Jun 22, 2019
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    Text - Tail Conceaud Typical Sunni pashre head cocked low to ground Body Wths Spread across Pinoad Le atred winys s8 thy with ore Concalasd Kaeli Swift, PhD @corvidresearch Replying to @corvidresearch Here's some doodles 1,013 1:12 AM - Jun 23, 2019
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    Text - Lailargh Em @SlightlyCrimson Replying to @corvidresearch is it thin?? like its keel is so obvious 2 3:22 AM - Jun 23, 2019
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    Text - Kaeli Swift, PhD @corvidresearch Replying to @SlightlyCrimson Yes. So an alternative explanation is that the wings are drooping due to lethargy. It could also be a thin bird sunning-can't really tell. 3 5:28 PM - Jun 23, 2019
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    Text - Squidman @squidmanshow Replying to @corvidresearch @HollyConrad Nah he's just showing off his sick gains 11 1:17 AM - Jun 23, 2019
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    Text - San Holo @sanholobeats (83%) Replying to @corvidresearch this all is not true, obviously, we are looking at a bird that has evolved! 21 8:30 PM Jun 23, 2019
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    Text - Sam @daddy_samfran Replying to @corvidresearch Big billed boy asserts dominance over the other crows by sunning itself 7 1:21 AM - Jun 23, 2019
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    Text - Klay-Ann(imation) @klaysparkles Replying to @corvidresearch The first time I saw the crows at my work doing that I thought they were sculptures - they were so still for ages 4:03 AM - Jun 24, 2019
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    Text - Xaroser @Deathmurlok Replying to @corvidresearch I thought the bird has MASSIVE arms and was an absolute BEAST 2:40 AM - Jun 24, 2019
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    Text - Pia @piamuehlenbeck Replying to @corvidresearch @CDisillusion I'm definitely going with GorillaCrow hybrid. 1:17 AM - Jun 24, 2019
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