Maybe it’s the evocative, iridescent black and purple feathers. Or its tendency in earlier times closely to track wandering tribes of humans, who always could be counted on to discard a tasty morsel.
Crows and ravens are both all-black, smart, social members of the genus Corvus that’ll eat anything from dead animals to garbage. In other words, comparing them is less apples-to-oranges and more ...
A week or so passed before I ventured far enough downslope to see the spot where a family was started. The flat rock, protected from weather by a rock/earth overhang, had been used not too many years ...
Edgar Allan Poe knew what he was doing when he used the raven instead of some other bird to croak “nevermore” in his famous poem. The raven has long been associated with death and dark omens, but the ...
It's not just you — even ravens can feel bad when their friends feel bad. That's what a study, published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has found. In an effort to understand ...
When is Edgar likely to return to his Palmdale home to live out the remaining 25 or so years of his life? Quoth the Raven, “Nevermore.” At least that’s what state and federal wildlife officials have ...