Miles Klee
Internet Culture
Posted on Aug 12, 2014 Updated on May 30, 2021, 7:04 pm CDT
Crows are a lot smarter than you might assume, but they still have a weakness for fast food if this thrilling chase scene is any indication.
Can a plain hamburger bun really be worth all this effort? Of course—they always taste better when you catch them on the wing.
The determined bird could not be reached for comment, though we imagine it’s been bragging to its friends ever since.
Photo by katieb50/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
*First Published: Aug 12, 2014, 3:11 pm CDT
Miles Klee is a novelist and web culture reporter. The former editor of the Daily Dot’s Unclick section, Klee’s essays, satire, and fiction have appeared in Lapham’s Quarterly, Vanity Fair, 3:AM, Salon, the Awl, the New York Observer, the Millions, and the Village Voice. He's the author of two odd books of fiction, 'Ivyland' and 'True False.'