Rescued crow who can talk picks up a few new skills | News

Remember the rescued crow who could say "Hello?"

Jet the crow, who has been living at the Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre in Ile des Chênes for close to 10 years, has picked up a few new skills.

Jet was first brought to the centre as a very young bird with a broken wing that didn't heal properly.

He got so used to people that he wasn't deemed fit for release in the wild, and instead became an ambassador for the rescue.

In 2015, Jet learned to say "hello."

Now, Alex Cupeiro, a 23-year-o

Meet Jet: The talking, laughing, painting crow

Imagine you are walking past a tree and notice a crow perched peacefully on a low-hanging branch. You and the bird lock eyes. Then, the creature cocks its head to the side ever so slightly. “Hello,” it says. “Who’s out there?”

That is what Alex Cupeiro experiences nearly every day she volunteers at Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Ile des Chenes. Jet is a bird who lives at the centre and passes the time by playing, sorting colours, and learning English.

“Jet really does not recognize himself