I'm at work, so I don't really have time to compose a proper response to this at the moment. Suffice to say, I have major issues with the preceding, if it's being presented as a factual account.
Who said it was factual?










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It is an imagined scenario. I have seen plenty of talking crows. Here is a talking raven:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZyBNWVD70w and here is Irene Pepperberg's famous parrot, Alex, who had syntax. That is, he could describe novel objects or events.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6KvPN_Wt8I These birds are actually smarter than chimps and they also communicate in human language.
Questions?