When park rangers tell you to secure your food on a snowmobile, they mean it! Ravens are wicked smart, and are very creative when trying to break into your pack to steal some food. Watch this short video of ravens breaking into a backpack left on a snowmobile in Yellowstone. You can see them opening zippers, throwing stuff out of the bag. Ultimately, as seen in the photo above, one got away with a Clif Bar. The whole scene brought to mind a song us Gen-X’ers know well: “Been Caught Stealin'” by Jane’s Addiction–that’s what plays in our head as we watch this video…
If you’d like to learn more about ravens and their behavior, check out George’s video post Using Animal Language to Find Wolves and Bears in Yellowstone, and Senseless Death, Timeless Beauty.