Talking Crow Asks Anyone Walking By On Street ‘Y’alright Love?’ In A Strong Yorkshire Accent

Apr 19, 2020 by apost team

There’s the Pied Piper, and then there’s the Pied Crow. A talking crow, no less–and one that speaks with a UK Yorkshire accent. People walking down the street in North Yorkshire, England, encountered this crow that spoke to them in their local accent. 

The handsome black bird with its white circlet of feathers around its neck lives in North Yorkshire, England. Like most birds, he hangs around the town looking for crumbs from people. But unlike most birds, he likes to check in to see how someone’s day is going.

In a video which has taken the internet by storm, Mourdour the talking crow asks passersby how they are doing. In his best Yorkshire accent, he fixes his eyes on someone nearby and croaks, “Y’alright, love?” In case someone is then wondering about him, he assures people, “I’m alright, I’m alright, I’m alright.”

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The video begins with Mourdour investigating a twig, a perfectly normal bird activity. His striking coloring draws the viewer in, since black and white crows are relatively rare. After he gets bored with the twig, he hops up onto the walls to greet a couple passing by.

One can only imagine their surprise as the bird hops up and starts talking to them. It’s an added bonus that whoever trained him taught him to be polite and to ask about someone’s day. He wouldn’t be nearly as cute if he had a potty mouth.

Crows are actually known for their ability to talk and reason, reports Mental Floss. They are incredibly smart birds, speaking in dialects and even boasting an ability to change dialects. They can remember faces, and they can even hold grudges.

They have elaborate family units that include having older brother and sister crows helping out with the new additions to the family. Sometimes the helping birds stay with the nest for as long as five years.

They also have big brains compared to the rest of their body, bigger proportionally than humans. Their brain is about 2.7% of their overall body weight, whereas we mere mortals only average 1.9%. According to IFLScience, scientists have seen crows learn to use tools, work together to solve a problem, and learn a lot of human words.

So Mourdour has quite a bit going for him. He may enjoy startling passersby with his polite inquiry about how they are doing, but who knows what else might be going on in his oversized brain? Given time, he might just share his thoughts.

Have you ever talked to an animal and found that it actually seems to be talking back? Tell us about your experiences, and make sure your friends and family get to see this polite little crow.