Did anyone else read this headline and think: what a little jerk? If so, you’re not alone.
As it turns out there is a crow in the U.K. that is messing with people’s cars. The bird, nicknamed George, has been plucking windshield wipers off vehicles parked in a lot outside the headquarters for a community housing authority and flying away with them, SWNS reports.
People have been forced to take preventative measures to keep their wipers intact, including covering the wipers with blankets and tarps while they’re parked in the lot in Braintree, a town where it rains approximately 116 days each year.
“He has attacked about 20 cars and, even though we have tried to shoo him away, he will come back as soon as your back is turned,” one staff member told the BBC.
Apparently, he’s not the only crow causing havoc.
University of Washington wildlife science professor John Marzluff told The Globe and Mail that crows often pick at windshield wipers and rubber seals around windows. They could be looking for food, the way they poke around inside a dead animal, or simply enjoy the feel of the rubber.
Ew.
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