A flock of crows in football shirts showed off their dribbling and shooting skills at a Japanese zoo Monday, as football fever gripped the nation ahead of Japan's World Cup run.
The four young carrion crows at Tokuyama Zoo in western Japan used their beaks to dribble a miniature ball toward a football goal, sometimes tackling each other for possession before scoring, according to head zookeeper Satoru Tanaka.
The crows get tidbits every time they score, Tanaka said.
"We tried to coach owls and falcons as well, but the crows were the best. They're such intelligent creatures," he said. The birds have only received about a month's training, he added.
The zoo is now trying to teach the avian team to pass and take free kicks, according to Tanaka.
Japan lost 3-1 to Australia Monday in Kaiserslautern, Germany. They also play Croatia and defending champions Brazil in the group round.
4 comments:
maybe they should let the crows play croatia...
OMG!!! You still post a ton! If I had more time, I'd read more over here. Too many dumbasses doing stupid shit out there!
Oh yes, I love my new blog look. It's purty!
They can't they've lent them to the USA team to play Italy :)
Babs your blog is lovely , where is that blue picture of ?
our team suckes, bites and blew
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