When Olani Saunoa turn over to buckle her baby into the car seat after aCostcotrip last wintertime , a nearby thief took one look at her unattended pushcart full of food market and know it was their chance to strike . In one swift motion , they decamp with some short ribs . Saunoa did n’t stress to catch the outlaw , but she did finagle to get a full flavour at them : beady - eyed , pick , and surface in black .
It was Saunoa ’s first run - in with one of South Anchorage , Alaska ’s , wilyravens — but it would n’t be her last .
Recently , a small ring of Corvus corax again robbed Saunoa of ribs ( pork , this time ) in the very same parking lot . “ The first time we thought , ‘ Once in a lifetime kind of affair , this is never going to happen again , ’ ” shetoldAnchorage Daily News . “ But sure enough a yr later , same Costco . ”
The raven who lord over Costco ’s Dimond Boulevard emplacement seem to have a particular affinity for lineament meats , and ribs in fussy . Matt Lewallen rule himself short just one curt rib after unloading his groceries from the cart . “ They know what they ’re doing ; it ’s not their first time , ” Lewallen toldAnchorage Daily News . “ They ’re very productive , so I think they ’ve induce a whole system there . ”
When Marnie Jones ’s married man saw one raven clutching a fresh , juicy filet mignon in its beak , he did n’t even recollect to mention it to his married woman — that is , until they unpacked their groceries at home and realized there were only three steaks in their pack of four . Kimberly Waller ’s parents fell victim to the precise same crime . “ The bird snatch it flop out of the pack in the parking wad , ” she say on Facebook .
consort to Rick Sinnott , a local wildlife life scientist who used to ferment for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game , ravens migrate to Anchorage every winter specifically to find food for thought , and they ’re great at watching and learning how to get it .
“ Ravens do very well in this city , ” he toldAnchorage Daily News . “ But they much opt — I would guess if I was thinking like a Corvus corax — a package of short ribs from Costco to one-half of a hamburger roll from McDonald ’s . ”
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