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by option_greek 1648 days ago
I doubt that. Try shooting an arrow at a crow (obviously not killing it) or throw a stone at a group of monkeys the next time chance presents it self. Not a good idea. One of my childhood nemesis were a group of crows from a tree nearby at which I shot an arrow with a home made toy bow (none were even hit). Those things harassed me for months before eventually forgetting (forgiving?) the incident :)
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It is also possible to make friends with crows. You should have brought an offering of roasted nuts, and they would likely have made a truce.
Snakes too.

The general belief here in India is if you are hurting a snake, might as well kill it, and then burn it, just to be sure.

> throw a stone at a group of monkeys the next time chance presents it self

In places like the Monkey Temple in Bali that's exactly how you keep them at bay. In our local zoo where you can interact with lemurs, they can be chased away with a small water spray.

Corvids are interesting, I've definitely been checked out by the ones in my neighborhood.
Sounds like a story I once read in a children horror book.
been there with crows. they attack you for a month or so.