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  2. Common raven - Wikipedia

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    Common ravens have coexisted with humans for thousands of years and in some areas have been so numerous that people have regarded them as pests. Part of their success as a species is due to their omnivorous diet ; they are extremely versatile and opportunistic in finding sources of nutrition, feeding on carrion , insects, cereal grains, berries ...

  3. Cultural depictions of ravens - Wikipedia

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    That is why, if you strike two stones together, sparks of fire will drop out. Raven's feathers never became white again after they were blackened by the smoke from the firebrand. That is why Raven is now a black bird. Other notable stories tell of the Raven stealing and releasing the sun, and of the Raven tempting the first humans out of a ...

  4. Displacement (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    In addition to honeybees, ants, and ravens, the Greater Honeyguide (Indicator indicator) achieves displacement when it signals to humans the location of distant honeybee colonies. This fascinating mutualistic relationship between people and a wild bird, and the communicative system underlying the partnership, has been studied by anthropologists ...

  5. Common raven physiology - Wikipedia

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    The common raven (Corvus corax), also known as the northern raven, is a large, all-black passerine bird. Found across the Northern Hemisphere , it is the most widely distributed of all corvids . Their Northern range encompasses Arctic and temperate regions of Eurasia and North America, and they reach as far South as Northern Africa and Central ...

  6. Australian raven - Wikipedia

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    The preferred habitat of the Australian raven includes open woodlands and transitional zones, in addition to cities and towns; it has adapted well to human settlements and other urban environments, and is a commonly sighted bird in several major cities, including Sydney, Canberra, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane. The Australian raven is ...

  7. Corvus - Wikipedia

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    Hooded crow (Corvus cornix) in flight Jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) scavenging on a dead shark at a beach in Kumamoto, Japan. Medium-large species are ascribed to the genus, ranging from 34 cm (13 in) of some small Mexican species to 60–70 cm (24–28 in) of the large common raven and thick-billed raven, which together with the lyrebird represent the larger passerines.

  8. NFL playoff rooting guide: Creating Ravens fans’ ideal matchup

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    I asked Ravens fans who they'd want to face in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs to create this wild-card round rooting guide

  9. Social grooming - Wikipedia

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    There are a variety of proposed mechanisms by which social grooming behavior has been hypothesized to increase fitness.These evolutionary advantages may come in the form of health benefits including reduction in disease transmission and stress levels, maintenance of social structures, and direct improvement of fitness as a measure of survival.