Crows feed the enemy's children to atone

After winning the opponent's network in the air battle, a red-legged crow crowed the enemy's children.

Claire Mucklow, an expert of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in the UK, and her colleagues witnessed the scene of two unmanned male red-footed crows above the cliffs of the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall County, England. Telegraph reported.

A red-legged crow.(Photo: blogspot.com)

After one of the two "warriors" died in the battle, its "wife" disappeared, leaving the eggs on the cliff.

"Maybe the red-legged crow has plunged to the ground to commit suicide, or he escaped for fear that the victor would kill it , " Mucklow said.

Seemingly regretful, the winning crow has hatched the opponent's eggs until they hatch. It then hunts for the crows and teaches them to fly for three weeks. It only left the crows when they were able to feed and protect themselves.

"I think this is the first time scientists have witnessed such altruistic behavior in red-footed crows," Mucklow commented.

Red-footed crows live on coastal cliffs and search insects on the grass. They used to be quite popular birds in the UK, but today their numbers are severely reduced.