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is a cosmopolitan family of

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Auchen passerine birds that contains

2:37

the crows, ravens, rooks, magpies,

2:41

jackdaws, jays, trepies,

2:44

choffs, and nutcrackers. In

2:48

colloquial English, they are known as the

2:50

crow family or corvids. Currently

2:53

135 species are included in this family. The

2:58

genus Corvids containing 47

3:00

species makes up over

3:03

a third of the entire family. Corvids,

3:06

ravens, are the largest

3:08

passerines. Corvids

3:12

display remarkable intelligence for animals of

3:14

their size and are

3:16

among the most intelligent birds thus far

3:18

studied. Specifically members

3:20

of the family have demonstrated

3:22

self-awareness and mirror tests, Eurasian

3:25

magpies, and toolmaking

3:27

ability, e.g. crows and

3:29

rooks, skills which,

3:32

until recently, were thought to be possessed only

3:35

by humans and a few other

3:37

higher mammals. Their

3:39

total brain-to-body mass ratio is equal

3:41

to that of non-human great apes

3:44

and cetaceans and only slightly

3:46

lower than that of humans. They

3:50

are medium to large in size,

3:52

with strong feed and bills, rictal

3:54

bristles, and a single mold each

3:56

year. Most passerines mold

3:58

twice. Corvids

4:01

are found worldwide except for the southern

4:03

tip of South America and the polar

4:05

ice caps. A

4:07

majority of the species are found in

4:10

tropical South and Central America and

4:12

in Southern Asia with fewer

4:14

than 10 species each in

4:16

Africa and Australasia. The

4:19

genus Corvus has re-entered Australia

4:22

in relatively recent geological prehistory

4:25

with five species and one

4:27

subspecies there. Several

4:30

species of raven have reached oceanic islands

4:33

and some of these species are now

4:35

highly threatened with extinction or

4:37

have already become extinct. The

4:42

name Corvidae for the family was

4:44

introduced by the English zoologist William

4:46

Alfred Leach in a

4:48

guide to the contents of the British Museum

4:50

published in 1820. Over

4:54

the years, much disagreement has arisen

4:57

on the exact evolutionary relationships of

4:59

the Corvid family and their

5:01

relatives. What

5:04

eventually seemed clear was that

5:06

Corvids are derived from Australasian

5:08

ancestors and spread throughout

5:10

the world from there. Other

5:14

lineages derived from these

5:16

ancestors evolved into ecologically

5:18

diverse but often

5:20

Australasian groups. In

5:23

the late 1970s and throughout the

5:25

1980s, Sibley and Alquist

5:28

united the Corvids with other taxa

5:30

in the Corvida based

5:33

on DNA-DNA hybridization.

5:37

The presumed Corvid relatives included

5:40

Kerawongs, Birds of Paradise,

5:43

Whipped Birds, Coil Threshers,

5:46

Whistlers, Monarch Flycatchers,

5:49

and Drongos, Shryghes, Vireos,

5:52

and Vangas. But

5:55

current research favors the theory that

5:57

this grouping is partly artificial. The

6:01

Corvids constitute the core group of

6:03

the Corvoidy, together with

6:05

their closest relatives, the

6:07

Birds of Paradise, Australian Mudnesters,

6:09

and Trix. They

6:11

are also the core group of the

6:13

Corvida which includes the related groups, such

6:16

as Old World Orioles and Vireos. Clarification

6:21

of the interrelationships of the Corvids

6:23

has been achieved based on glidistic

6:26

analysis of several DNA sequences. The

6:30

J's and Mag Pi's do not

6:32

constitute monophyletic lineages, but

6:34

rather seem to split up into an

6:36

American and Old World lineage, and

6:38

an Holarctic and Oriental

6:40

lineage, respectively. These

6:43

are not closely related among each other. The

6:47

position of the Azure-winged Mag Pi, which

6:49

has always been of distinguished lineage,

6:52

is less clear than previously thought.

6:57

The crested Jay-Shrike is traditionally included

6:59

in the Corvidae, but is

7:01

not a true member of this family, being

7:04

closer to the Helmut-Shrikes or Shrikes.

7:08

Likewise, the Hume's Ground Jay is in

7:10

fact a member of the Tyd family

7:12

Parity. The

7:15

earliest Corvid fossils date to mid-Myocene

7:18

Europe, about 17 million years

7:20

ago. Myocorvus and

7:22

Myopica may be ancestral to

7:24

Crows and some of

7:26

the Mag Pi lineage, respectively, or

7:29

similar to the Living Forms, due

7:32

to convergent evolution. The

7:34

gnome prehistoric Corvid genera appear to be mainly

7:37

of the New World and Old World Jay

7:40

and Holarctic Mag Pi lineages.

7:45

Corvids are large to very large passarines

7:47

with a robust build and strong legs.

7:50

All species except the Pinyin Jay

7:53

have nostrils covered by bristle-like feathers.

7:57

Many Corvids of temperate zones have

7:59

mainly black or blue colored

8:01

plumage. However,

8:04

some are pied black and white, some

8:06

have a blue purple iridescence, and

8:09

many tropical species are brightly colored.

8:13

The sexes are very similar in color

8:15

and size. Corvids

8:17

have strong stout bills and

8:19

large wingspans. The

8:22

family includes the largest members of the

8:24

pacerine order. The

8:26

smallest corvid is the dwarf jay at 41

8:29

grams and 21.5

8:31

centimeters. The

8:34

largest corvids are the common raven and

8:36

the thick-billed raven, both of

8:38

which regularly exceed 1400 grams and

8:40

65 centimeters. Species can be identified

8:45

based on size, shape, and geography.

8:49

However, some, especially the Australian

8:51

crows, are best identified for

8:53

their raucous calls. Corvids

8:57

occur in most climate zones. Most

8:59

are sedentary and do not migrate

9:02

significantly. However, during a

9:04

shortage of food, eruptive

9:06

migration can occur. When

9:09

species are migratory, they will form

9:11

large flocks in the fall, around

9:14

August in the northern hemisphere, and

9:16

travel south. One

9:19

reason for the success of crows compared

9:21

to ravens is their

9:23

ability to overlap breeding territory. During

9:26

breeding season, crows were shown to

9:28

overlap breeding territory six times as

9:31

much as ravens. This

9:33

invasion of breeding ranges allowed a

9:35

related ingrace and local population density.

9:39

Since crows and magpies have benefited

9:41

and even increased in numbers due

9:44

to human development, it

9:46

was suggested that this might cause increased

9:48

raids of nest predation of smaller bird

9:50

species, leading to

9:52

declines. Several

9:54

studies have shown this concern to

9:57

be unfounded. One

9:59

study examined the examined American crows, which

10:01

had increased in numbers, were

10:04

a suspect in nesperation of

10:06

threatened marbled murlettes. However,

10:09

Steller's jays, which are successful

10:11

independently of human development, are

10:14

more efficient in plundering small bird's

10:16

nests than American crows and common

10:18

ravens. Therefore, the

10:20

human relationship with crows and

10:22

ravens did not significantly increase

10:24

nesperation when compared to other

10:26

factors, such as habitat

10:29

destruction. Similarly,

10:31

a study examining the decline of

10:33

British songbirds found no link between

10:35

Eurasian magpie numbers and

10:37

population changes of 23 songbird

10:40

species. Some

10:44

corvids have strong organization and community

10:46

groups. Jackdaws, for

10:48

example, have a strong social

10:51

hierarchy and are facultatively

10:53

colonial during breeding. Providing

10:55

mutual aid has also been recorded within

10:58

many of the corvid species. Young

11:01

corvids have been known to play and

11:03

take part in elaborate social games. Documented

11:06

group games follow King of the

11:08

Mountain or follow the leader patterns.

11:12

Other play involves the manipulation, passing,

11:14

and balancing of sticks. Corvids

11:18

also take part in other activities, such

11:20

as sliding down smooth surfaces. These

11:24

games are understood to play a large

11:26

role in the adaptive and survival ability

11:28

of the birds. Mate

11:31

selection is quite complex and accompanied

11:33

with much social play and corvody.

11:36

Youngsters of social corvid species undergo

11:39

a series of tests, including

11:41

aerobatic feeds, before

11:43

being accepted as a mate by the opposite sex.

11:48

Some corvids can be aggressive. Blue

11:50

jays, for example, are well known to attack

11:52

anything that threatens their nest. Crows

11:55

have been known to attack dogs, cats,

11:57

ravens, and birds of prey. Most

12:00

of the time these assaults take place

12:02

as a distraction long enough to allow

12:05

an opportunity for silly food. The

12:09

natural diet of many corvid species

12:11

is omnivorous, consisting of

12:14

invertebrates, nestlings, small

12:16

mammals, berries, fruits, seeds,

12:18

and carrion. However,

12:21

some corvids, especially the crows, have

12:23

adapted well to human conditions and

12:26

have come to rely on human food sources. In

12:30

the US study of American crows,

12:33

common ravens, and stellars jays around

12:35

campgrounds and human settlements, the

12:38

crows appeared to have the most diverse diet of all,

12:40

taking anthropogenic foods such

12:43

as bread, spaghetti, fried

12:45

potatoes, dog food, sandwiches,

12:47

and livestock feed. The

12:51

increase in available human food sources

12:53

is contributing to population rises in

12:55

some corvid species. Some

12:58

corvids are predators of other birds. During

13:02

the wintering months, corvids typically form

13:04

foraging flocks. However,

13:06

some crows also eat many agricultural

13:08

pests, including cutworms,

13:11

wireworms, grasshoppers, and harmful

13:13

weeds. Some

13:15

corvids will eat carrion, and

13:18

since they lack a specialized beak for

13:20

tearing into flesh, they must

13:22

wait until animals are opened whether by

13:24

other predators or as roadkill. Many

13:28

species of corvid are territorial, protecting

13:31

territories throughout the year, or simply

13:34

during the breeding season. In

13:37

some cases, territories may only be guarded

13:39

during the day, with the

13:41

pair joining off-territory roots at night.

13:45

Some corvids are well-known communal roosters.

13:48

Some groups of roosting corvids can be

13:50

very large, with a roost of 65,000

13:52

rooks counted in

13:54

Scotland. Some

13:57

including the rook and the jackdaw are

13:59

also communal. Nesters. A

14:01

partner bond in corvids is extremely strong

14:04

and even lifelong in some species. Cherison,

14:09

1973, has suggested

14:11

that the degree of brain

14:13

encephalization, the ratio of

14:15

brain size to body size EQ,

14:19

may correlate with an animal's intelligence

14:21

and cognitive skills. Corvids

14:24

and cetacids have higher EQs than

14:26

other bird families, similar

14:28

to that of the apes. Among

14:30

the corvidae, ravens possess the largest

14:32

brain to body size ratio. In

14:36

addition to the high EQ, the corvids'

14:38

intelligence is boosted by their living environment.

14:41

Firstly, corvids are found in some of

14:44

the harshest environments on Earth, where

14:46

surviving requires higher intelligence

14:48

and better adaptations. Secondly,

14:51

most of the corvids are omnivorous,

14:54

suggesting that they are exposed to

14:56

more different stimuli and environments. Furthermore,

15:00

many corvid species live in a large family

15:03

group and demonstrate

15:05

high social complexities. Their

15:08

intelligence is boosted by the long-growing period

15:10

of the young. By

15:12

remaining with the parents, the young have

15:15

more opportunities to learn necessary skills. When

15:18

compared to dogs and cats in

15:20

an experiment testing the ability to

15:22

seek out food according to three-dimensional

15:24

clues, corvids outperformed

15:27

the mammals. A

15:30

meta-analysis testing how often birds invented

15:32

new ways to acquire food in

15:34

the wild found corvids

15:36

to be the most innovative birds. A

15:40

2004 review suggested that their cognitive abilities

15:43

are on par with those of non-human

15:45

great apes. Despite

15:48

structural differences, the

15:50

brains of corvids and great apes

15:52

both evolved the ability to make

15:54

geometrical measurements. Ravens

15:58

are found to show vice- bystander affiliation

16:01

and solicited bystander affiliation after

16:04

aggressive conflicts. Most

16:07

of the time bystanders already sharing a

16:09

valuable relationship with the victim are more

16:12

likely to affiliate with the victim

16:15

to alleviate the victim's distress, consolation,

16:18

as a representation of empathy. Ravens

16:22

are believed to be able to be sensitive to

16:24

others' emotions. Uncontagion

16:27

refers to the emotional state

16:29

matching between individuals. Adrenz

16:32

et al., 2018, used a bias

16:36

paradigm to quantify emotional valence,

16:39

which along with emotional arousal,

16:41

defined emotions. They

16:44

manipulated the positive and negative affective

16:46

states in the demonstrator ravens, which

16:49

showed significantly different responses to the

16:51

two states, behaving pessimism

16:54

to the negative states and

16:56

optimism to the positive states. Then

17:00

the researchers trained another observer raven

17:02

to first observe the demonstrator's responses.

17:05

The observer raven was then presented

17:07

with ambiguous stimuli. The

17:10

experiment results confirm the existence

17:12

of negative emotional contagions in

17:14

ravens, while the

17:17

positive emotional contagion remained unclear.

17:20

Therefore, ravens are capable of both

17:23

discerning the negative emotions of their

17:25

conspecifics and showing signs of

17:27

empathy. Inter-specific

17:30

communications are evolutionarily beneficial for

17:33

species living in the same

17:35

environment. Facial

17:37

expressions are the most widely used method

17:39

to express emotions by humans. Adrenz

17:42

et al., 2006, explored

17:45

the issue of non-human mammals processing

17:47

the visual cues from faces

17:50

to achieve inter-specific communication with

17:53

humans. Researchers

17:55

also examined the avian species'

17:57

capabilities to interpret this non-verbal

18:00

communication, and their extent

18:02

of sensitivity to human emotions. Based

18:06

on the experimental subject of American

18:08

crows' behavior changes to varying human

18:10

gazes and facial expressions, Clerkus

18:13

et al., 2013, identified

18:16

that crows are able to change their

18:18

behaviors to the presence of direct human

18:21

gaze, but did not

18:23

respond differentially to human-emotional facial

18:25

expressions. They further

18:28

suggested that the high intelligence of

18:30

the crows enables them to adapt

18:32

well to human-dominated environments. It

18:36

is considered difficult to study emotions in

18:38

animals when humans could not communicate with

18:40

them. One way

18:42

to identify animal personality traits is

18:45

to observe the consistency of the

18:47

individual's behavior over time and circumstances.

18:51

For group living species, there are

18:53

two opposing hypotheses regarding the assortment

18:55

of personalities within a group, the

18:59

social niche, specialization hypothesis,

19:02

and the conformity hypothesis. To

19:05

test these two hypotheses, McKeown

19:08

et al., 2018, performed

19:10

an experiment on the boldness of

19:12

two species in Corvidy, the

19:15

Mexican Jay and California Scrub

19:17

Jay. The

19:19

results confirm the conformity hypothesis,

19:22

supported by the significant differences in

19:24

the group effects. The

19:27

individual personality is both determined

19:30

by genetics and shaped by

19:32

social context. Miller

19:35

et al., 2016, examined

19:37

the role of the developmental

19:39

and social environment and personality

19:41

information in common ravens

19:44

and carrion crows, which

19:46

are highly social corvids. The

19:49

researchers highlighted the correlation between

19:51

social context and

19:54

an individual's consistent behavior over

19:56

time personality by showing

19:58

the conspecific presence of the promoted

20:01

the behavioral similarities between individuals.

20:04

Therefore, the researchers demonstrated that social

20:06

context had a significant impact on

20:08

the development of the ravens and

20:11

crows' personalities. The

20:13

social complexity hypothesis suggests that living

20:16

in a social group enhances the

20:18

cognitive abilities of animals. Corvid

20:22

ingenuity is represented through their

20:24

feeding skills, memorization

20:26

abilities, use of tools,

20:28

and group behavior. Living

20:31

in large social groups has long been

20:33

connected with high cognitive ability. To

20:36

live in a large group, a

20:38

member must be able to recognize individuals

20:41

and track the social position and foraging

20:43

of other members over time. Members

20:46

must also be able to distinguish

20:49

between sex, age, reproductive

20:51

status, and dominance and

20:54

to update this information constantly. It

20:57

might be that social complexity corresponds

20:59

to their high cognition as

21:01

well as contributing to the spread of information

21:04

between members of the group. The

21:08

Eurasian magpie is the only non-mammal species

21:10

known to be able to recognize itself

21:13

in a mirror test, although

21:15

later research could not replicate this

21:17

finding. Studies

21:20

using very similar setups could

21:22

not find such behavior in other

21:25

corvids, e.g. carrion crows. Magpies

21:28

have been observed taking part in

21:30

elaborate grieving rituals, which

21:32

have been likened to human funerals, including

21:35

laying grass wreathes. Mark

21:38

Beckoff at the University of Colorado

21:41

argues that it shows that they are

21:44

capable of feeling complex emotions, including

21:46

grief. Furthermore,

21:49

carrion crows show a neuronal response

21:51

that correlates with their perception of

21:53

a stimulus, which some

21:55

scientists have argued to be an

21:58

empirical marker of avian corvids. sensory

22:00

consensus, the

22:02

conscious perception of sensory input, and

22:05

the crows which do not have a cerebral

22:07

cortex. A

22:09

related study shows that the

22:11

bird's pallium's neuroarchitecture is reminiscent

22:14

of the mammalian cortex. There

22:17

are also specific examples of

22:19

corvid cleverness. One

22:21

carrion crow was documented cracking nuts by

22:24

placing them on a sidewalk, letting

22:26

the passing cars crack the shell, waiting

22:29

for the light to turn red, and

22:31

then safely retrieving the contents. A

22:35

group of crows in England took turns

22:37

lifting garbage bin lids while their

22:39

companions collected food. Members

22:42

of the corvid family have been known to

22:45

watch other birds, remember where

22:47

they hide their food, then return

22:49

once the owner leaves. Corvids

22:52

also move their food around between

22:54

hiding places to avoid thievery, but

22:57

only if they have previously been

23:00

thieves themselves. That is,

23:02

they remember previous, relevant social

23:04

contexts, use their own

23:06

experience of having been a thief to

23:08

predict the behavior of a pilferer, and

23:11

can determine the safest course to protect

23:13

their caches from being pilfered. Studies

23:16

to assess similar cognitive abilities and

23:18

apes have been inconclusive. The

23:22

ability to hide food requires highly

23:24

accurate spatial memories. Corvids

23:27

have been recorded to recall their food's

23:29

hiding place up to nine months later.

23:31

It is

23:33

suggested that vertical landmarks, like trees,

23:35

are used to remember locations. There

23:39

has also been evidence that California

23:41

scrub jays, which store perishable foods,

23:44

not only remember where they stored their food but

23:47

for how long. This

23:49

has been compared to episodic memory,

23:52

previously thought unique to humans. New

23:56

Caledonian crows are notable for their highly

23:59

developed tool fabricating. They

24:01

make angling tools of twigs and

24:03

leaves trimmed into hooks, and

24:06

then subsequently use the hooks to pull

24:08

insect larvae from tree holes. Tools

24:11

are engineered according to task, and

24:14

apparently also to learned preferences. Recent

24:17

studies revealed abilities to solve complicated

24:20

problems, which suggest at

24:22

high levels of innovation of a complex

24:24

nature. Other

24:26

corvids that have been observed using tools

24:29

include the American crow, blue

24:31

jay, and green jay. Researchers

24:34

have discovered that new Caledonian crows

24:36

do not just use single objects

24:38

as tools. They can

24:40

also construct novel compound tools

24:42

through assemblage of otherwise non-functional

24:45

elements. Diversity

24:49

in tool design among corvids suggests

24:51

cultural variation. Again,

24:53

great apes are the only other animals known

24:56

to use tools in such a fashion. Clark's

25:00

nutcrackers and jackdaws were compared in

25:02

a 2002 study based

25:04

on geometric rule learning. The

25:07

corvids, along with a domestic pigeon, had

25:10

to locate a target between two landmarks,

25:13

while distances and landmarks were altered.

25:16

The nutcrackers were more accurate in their

25:19

searches than the jackdaws and pigeons. The

25:24

scarecrow is an archetypal scare tactic

25:26

in the agriculture business. However,

25:29

due to corvid's quick wit, scarecrows

25:32

are soon ignored and

25:34

use as purchase. Despite

25:36

farmers' efforts to rid themselves of

25:38

corvid pests, their attempts

25:40

have only expanded corvid territories

25:42

and strengthened their numbers. Contrary

25:46

to earlier teleological classifications,

25:49

in which they were seen as

25:51

highest songbirds due to their

25:53

intelligence, current systematics

25:55

might place corvids based

25:58

on their total number of physical characters. characteristics,

26:00

instead of just their brains, which

26:03

are the most developed of birds, in

26:05

the lower middle of the passerine evolutionary tree,

26:08

dependent on which subgroup is chosen as

26:10

the most derived, as per one

26:12

observer. During the

26:15

19th century, there arose the belief that

26:17

these were the most advanced birds,

26:19

based upon the belief that Darwinian evolution

26:21

brings progress. In

26:24

such a classification, the most intelligent

26:26

of birds were listed last, reflecting

26:29

their position atop the pyramid. Modern

26:32

biologists reject the concept of

26:34

hierarchical progress in evolution. The

26:39

other major group of highly intelligent

26:41

birds of the order Setasiformes, which

26:44

includes true parrots, cockatoos, and

26:46

New Zealand parrots, is

26:48

not closely related to corvids. A

26:52

study found that four-month-old ravens

26:54

can have physical and social

26:56

cognitive skills similar to

26:58

that of adult great apes, and

27:01

concluded that the dynamic of the

27:03

different influences that, during

27:05

ontogeny, contributes to

27:07

adult cognition is

27:09

required for the study of cognition. Corvids

27:14

are reservoirs, carriers, for the West

27:16

Nile virus in the United States.

27:20

They are infected by mosquitoes, the

27:22

vectors, primarily of

27:24

the Culex species. Crows

27:26

and ravens are quickly killed by this disease,

27:29

so their deaths are an

27:31

early warning system when West Nile virus

27:33

arrives in an area, as

27:35

are horses and other bird species' deaths. One

27:39

of the first signs that West Nile virus first arrived

27:41

in the US in 1999 was the death of

27:45

crows in New York. Several

27:49

different corvids, particularly ravens, have

27:51

occasionally served as pets, although

27:54

they are not able to speak as readily

27:56

as parrots, And are not

27:58

suited to a caged environment. It.

28:01

Is illegal to own corvettes or

28:03

any other migratory bird. Without

28:05

a permit and North America due to the

28:07

Migratory Bird Act. Humans.

28:10

Have been able to coexist with many members of

28:12

the core of it he family throughout history. Most.

28:15

Notably crows and ravens. These.

28:18

Positive interactions have extended into

28:21

modern times. Folklore.

28:25

Often represents Corvid. just

28:28

clever and even mystical

28:30

animals. Some. Native

28:32

American such as The High don't believe that

28:34

a raven created the earth. And

28:37

despite being a trickster spirit, Ravens.

28:39

Were popular on totems credited with

28:42

creating man. And considered responsible

28:44

for place in the sun, in the sky.

28:48

Due to their carry on diet,

28:50

a Celtic people strongly associated Corvidae,

28:52

Swiss War Das and the battlefield.

28:56

They're great. Intelligence meant that they

28:58

were often considered messengers. Are. Manifestations

29:00

of the gods, Such.

29:03

As blessing grow. For.

29:05

The Irish Morgan Great Queen. Most.

29:08

Who were underworld deities that may be

29:10

related to the later Arthurian Fisher King.

29:16

To. Was stream of wanna breathe. Illustrates

29:18

well. the association of ravens was

29:21

war. In. Many parts

29:23

of Britain. Gatherings. Of

29:25

crows, her more often magpies. Are.

29:28

Counted used in the divination rhyme. One.

29:31

For sorrow to for joy. Three.

29:33

For a girl or for a boy. Five.

29:36

For silver, six for gold. Seven.

29:39

For a secret never to be told. Another.

29:43

Rhyme is. One. For sorrow

29:45

to for mers. Three. For

29:47

a funeral. For. For a birth. Five.

29:50

For heaven sakes, for hell. And.

29:52

Seven for the Devil. His own

29:55

cel. Corner.

29:57

Superstition holds that when alone may.

30:00

I have encountered. It. Must be

30:02

loudly greeted with respect. Various.

30:05

Germanic peoples highly revered the raven.

30:08

And. The raven was often depicted as

30:10

a motif on shields or other war

30:12

gear and Anglo Saxon art. Such.

30:15

as a sudden who burial. And.

30:17

Then Dell period art. The

30:20

major deity Odin, was so commonly

30:22

associated with Ravens route history. And

30:25

he gains a canning raven god. And

30:28

the raven banner was the flag

30:30

of various Viking age Scandinavian chieftains.

30:34

Odin. Was also attended by hooligans,

30:36

moon and to ravens who flew

30:38

all over the world and whispered

30:40

information they acquired into his ears.

30:45

The. Vow Robin sometimes appeared in

30:47

modern Scandinavian folklore. On

30:49

a shield and purse lid excavated among

30:52

the Sudden Who treasures. Imagery.

30:54

Of stylized Corvidae suez scrolled

30:57

deeds. Are. Meticulously detailed in

30:59

the decorative enamel word. A

31:02

corvid symbolism reflected their common

31:05

totemic status to the Anglo

31:07

Saxons. Whose. Pre christian

31:09

indigenous believes were the same origin.

31:12

As that of the aforementioned Vikings. The.

31:17

Sixth century bc. He Greek

31:19

scribe a sob featured corvettes

31:21

as intelligent antagonists and may

31:24

fables. Later.

31:26

In Western literature popularized by American

31:28

poet Edgar Allan Poe's work. The.

31:31

Raven. The com and

31:33

Raven becomes a symbol of the main

31:35

characters descent into madness. A.

31:38

Children's Book Mrs for his be in the

31:40

rats of Nim. And it's

31:42

animated film adaptation. Features.

31:44

A protagonist crow name's Jeremy.

31:50

Unlike. Many other bird families,

31:52

corvid sickness and reproduction especially

31:54

with many pros. Has

31:56

increase due two human development. Survival

32:00

and reproductive success of certain crows

32:02

and ravens is assisted

32:05

by their close relationship with humans. Human

32:09

development provides additional resources by

32:11

clearing land, creating

32:13

shrublands rich in berries and insects.

32:17

When the cleared land naturally

32:19

replenishes, jays and crows use the

32:22

young dense trees for nesting sites. Crows

32:26

typically use larger trees in denser forests.

32:30

Despite the fact that most corvids

32:33

are not threatened, many even

32:35

increasing due to human activity, a

32:38

few species are in danger. For

32:41

example, the destruction of the

32:43

Southeast Asian rainforest is endangering

32:45

mixed species feeding flocks with

32:48

members from the family corvidae. Also

32:51

since its semi-arid scrubland habitat

32:53

is an endangered ecosystem, the

32:57

Florida scrub jay has a small and

32:59

declining population. A

33:01

number of island species which are

33:04

more vulnerable to introduced species and

33:06

habitat loss have been driven

33:08

to extinction such as the New

33:10

Zealand raven or are threatened

33:12

like the Mariana crow. The

33:16

American crow population of the United States has

33:18

grown over the years. It

33:21

is possible that the American crow

33:23

due to humans increasing suitable habitat

33:26

will cause Northwestern crows and fish

33:28

crows to decline.