This short story of carrion crow Boing Boing’s first encounter with another crow unknown to him, whist being introduced into our communal aviary, nicely illustrates what animal consciousness or awareness is about. Animal consciousness is the state of self-awareness within an animal, or of being aware of an external object or something within itself. Please follow the link below to find out more about animal awareness by reading the full blog post.

• A Close up Encounter of Animal Awareness
• Jackdaw Jacky – Thoughts About Sentience