🐱 Costco Shoppers in Alaska Are Being Robbed Right Outside the Store

Costco Shoppers in Alaska Are Being Robbed by Hungry Birds — Eat This Not That

"Calculating" ravens are snatching the groceries of unsuspecting shoppers as they leave the big-box store, a local newspaper says.

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People in Anchorage, Alaska are clutching to their groceries even tighter these days as hungry ravens have reportedly been robbing them of their purchases in Costco's parking lot.
Described as "fat" and "calculating," the birds have been preying on Costco shoppers as they emerge from the warehouse—waiting to pluck meat, fruit, and vegetables right out of grocery bags, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The accounts of such thievery keep growing on social media.


"My parents were minding their business after a shop and made it home with one less steak!" Anchorage Costco shopper Kimberly Waller described in a Facebook post. "The bird snatched it right out of the pack in the parking lot."
"I had two ravens, one that was on the car next to me and he kept squawking really loud," responded Tamara Josey about her own account with the vicious ravens. She continued:

"He would sit on the car and stare at me, then hop next to the bed of the truck on the other side, and he kept going back and forth. The other raven was on the ground. He kept trying to pull—I had those little mini-melons you have in the mesh baggies—he kept trying to grab the netting and pull my melons off the cart… He was waiting for another opportunity to grab the melons off the cart, but they never were deterred. They just stayed posted, waiting for their next opportunity to steal something out of my cart… They are very dedicated to their mission."

Another Costco shopper, Matt Lewallen, described to the Anchorage Daily News how two ravens worked together to swoop in and grab a big short rib right out of the package he had just put in his car.


"I literally took 10 steps away and turned around, two ravens came down and instantly grabbed one out of the package, ripped it off and flew off with it," Lewallen said. "They know what they're doing; it's not their first time… They're very fat so I think they’ve got a whole system there."

It seems that this attack on Costco shoppers will be temporary, as ravens are known to migrate away from Anchorage after winter. And the one silver lining: This Costco location seems to be accepting any return of foods that have been ravished by their unwelcome parking lot predators, as Lewallen was allowed to return his short ribs.

If you're big-box shopping in Alaska, you'll have to watch the skies as you leave Costco in order to protect your goods.

 

[DeadFish]

I wouldn't be surprised if birds were to be proven to be more intelligent than humans at this rate.

Look up the difference between urban and rural raccoons

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

Man, I miss watching seagulls mug tourists for their fish and chips in some coastal towns. Some of those bastards were absolutely enormous and utterly fearless, the sight of a foolish tourist who ignored the warning signs suddenly disappearing behind a mob of a dozen or so birds was hilariously Hitchcockean

 

[Don't Tread on Me]

When our own exceptional fuckery kills off humanity the birbs will inherit the earth.

But birds aren't real

 

[Belvedere]

Incredibly smart and conniving little critters for sure.

 

[GarthVader]

This is the dumbest shit I have ever read. What kind of retard gets shook down by birds, especially in Alaska? Must be pussy Seattle transplants.

 

[TowinKarz]

Ravens/Crows not only have been proven to remember the faces of people who gave them a hard time and come after you if they see you again, but, will somehow, through methods not yet understood, get the whole flock to join in on attacking you...

Even worse, they'll teach their HATCHLINGS to join in, so the birds descendants will keep harassing you AFTER THE ONE YOU ORIGINALLY PISSED OFF IS DEAD.

That's a level of spite that to me, earns them the title of "honorary human".


Out of all the scavengers I've seen picking at roadkill, most run off/fly off as you drive past. Crows are the only ones I know who, if you slow down and get in the other lane, they might just keep eating and not waste energy flying off because they're "Smart" enough to know that car moving over= it's actively going around you....

 

[DeadFish]

Thought to add this enjoy

Cities are becoming a living lab for species evolution — University Affairs

Scientists have found that urban animals are not just adapting their behaviours, but changing at a genetic level compared to their country cousins.

www.universityaffairs.ca

 

[Drag-on Knight 91873]

Thought to add this enjoy

Cities are becoming a living lab for species evolution — University Affairs

Scientists have found that urban animals are not just adapting their behaviours, but changing at a genetic level compared to their country cousins.

www.universityaffairs.ca

For his part, U of M’s Dr. Garroway has been studying urban squirrels and their diet. In the forest, squirrels normally eat tree seeds, but in the city that has changed because of the abundance of junk food. “There are dozens and dozens of photos of squirrels eating pizza on Reddit,” he says. In fact, Dr. Garroway found that the squirrels used in his research were much heavier than he expected. “We’re now trying to determine if they are simply pleasantly plump or unhealthy.” The early evidence suggests the latter, with blood tests revealing high glucose levels.

 

[Positron]

These black lives matter.

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

Are coat hangers in short supply?

 

[Sped Xing]

I wouldn't be surprised if birds were to be proven to be more intelligent than humans at this rate.

The ravens are fat and calculating.

The bald monkeys are just fat.

 

[TheBlackVolga]

Having a parking garbage to get customers (and their cars) out of the cold is just good service

Best typo ever.

 

[Dark Edea]

One or two guys with a shotgun will more or less solve this problem. It is Alaska, they won't have to search for very long.

 

[Kornula]

Ain't no black people in Alaska, lol.

Hey! I self Identify as an Alaskan Nigger, thank you very much!

 

[Angry New Ager]

Shit's going to get real if bald eagles (aka Freedom Pigeons) ever get in on the Costco scavenging game.

The only reason they haven't is probably because crows/ravens will harass the shit out of raptors that stray onto their turf. But I still want to see this Corvids vs Eagles avian gang war happen.

 

[Sexy Peach Emoji]

Ravens and Magpies stick around a lot too during the summer in Anchorage. I feed them peanuts, and they love me. They discourage squirrels for me. However, if I leave the feeder empty for too long, they can get uppity.

 

[jackwire]

Terms like "fat" and "calculating" are a classic anti-raven dog whistle. How did something like this get published? The publisher of this article needs to read the room and realize that this is NOT OKAY and that they need to DO BETTER and BE BETTER. Y'all are catchin some side-eye from me

 

[NoSpiceLife]

What's wrong with these birds and why are they waiting outside?

Absolutely nothing wrong with them, they are one of the smartest birds on the planet, smarter than a lot of humans too.