Raven
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| A raven | |
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| Corvus corax | |
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A raven is a big black bird, (Corvus corax). It is also called the common raven or the northern raven. It is similar to a crow, but bigger. It and the thick-billed raven are the two largest birds in the crow family, and perhaps the heaviest perching birds. The raven's feathers are all black, but a crow has feathers that are white at the bottom. This cannot be seen from a distance.
The most famous raven is in the Edgar Allan Poe story called The Raven.
The common raven can be tamed. Some think it causes trouble and is a liar/trickster, and it has been regarded as a bird of evil and mysterious character.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Online Etymology Dictionary". etymonline.com. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
