Corvid Thanatology (CROW FUNERALS) with Dr. Kaeli Swift
Dr. Kaeli Swift in the field, being awesome. Also: wearing an Ologies shirt because she is awesome.
Crows have funerals? CROWS HAVE FUNERALS. The inky black bird with the big brain warns and maybe mourns around their fallen friends and Dr. Kaeli Swift is here to tell us all about it. As an avid wildlife researcher and corvid specialist, she's observed death behaviors that will surprise you to your bones and ruffle your hackles while somehow also making you cry about a peanut. Also: so much inspiration to keep being yourself and to work hard toward what you love. She is a hero.
Listen on Stitcher, iTunes, Omny, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts.
Dr. Kaeli Swift's blog, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter & Instagram
Some links which might be of use:
Mind of the Raven by Bernd Heinrich
Dr. Swift’s video of …a death orgy?
Many many berbs on the Bothel campus
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Transcripts and bleeped episodes
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Sound editing by Steven Ray Morris
Transcripts by Emily White of The Wordary
Website by Kelly R. Dwyer
Theme song by Nick Thorburn