Quotes of the Day

A crow perches on a stake at a Tokyo park while children and their mothers play behind.
Friday, May. 09, 2008

Open quoteThey are trying to outfox us. They aren’t willing to give up territory to humans. Close quote

  • KAZUHIDE KYUTOKU
  • deputy chief of Japan's Kyushu Electric's facilities safety group, on the growing numbers of crows that are attacking children and causing blackouts. Ornithologists say the actual number in Tokyo is close to 150,000 birds
Photo: Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP / Getty | Source: NEW YORK TIMES