The Crows are a flock of five crows from Disney's 1941 film, Dumbo. Once Timothy and Dumbo first meet them, they are rude. When they hear Dumbo's sad story, however, they do everything they can to help him. They act as father figures to Dumbo, and are also notable for teaching Dumbo how to fly. Jim Crow refers to the other crows as brothers. There is no evidence given that the crows are related, so it is quite likely he means 'soul brothers', at the time, a term for close, lifelong friends.