Crows and their cousins - Ravens, Magpies, Jackdaws, Rooks, Jays and others - are among the cleverest birds in the world. Some even use tools, including a lit cigarette!
A Rook, like the one pictured, allegedly set fire to the thatched roof of Anne Hathaway's historic cottage in England. And all because it had an itch...
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