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It can come off a little pretentious, with its Roman numeral “chapter” titles, nervous zoom shots and ponderous voice-overs.

In addition to the white skull and single lightning bolt, he said the image features a red numeral 4.

The shift from Roman to Arabic numeral in the title suggests the revival’s relaxed, contemporary tone.

Crows that uttered the correct number of calls—three, for instance, if the numeral three was shown or the drum roll played—were rewarded with a single mealworm; those that failed, even if close to the right number, got no reward.

If the number is less than .5, the image is not assumed to contain a tumor; a numeral greater than .5 warrants a closer look.