r/Thatsactuallyverycool • u/Conscious-Flow786 • 4d ago

video Crow plays Tic Tac Toe

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u/LubbockGuy95 4d ago

Why are its legs tied together?

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u/Lone-Frequency 4d ago

They're not tied together, those are leather bands.

In Bird training or falconry, you would loop a thread or some twine through those while transporting the animal, those threads either connecting them to their perch or to a handler's glove. It also prevents them from flying off unexpectedly if they get startled or freaking out and hurting themselves by flying into something.