An amazing bird - a raven: how many years it lives, what it eats, why it rarely appears, how it communicates with relatives? All these questions have a wide variety of answers. But almost all nations attribute the crow
supernatural abilities. Whether they exist or not, they are extremely respectful of the bird. For example, in the Tower of London specially trained servants are assigned to the raven. Since there is a legend that if the bird flies away, then all the representatives of the ruling Windsor dynasty will die, and Britain will fall. The wings of the ravens are cut so that they could not fly away. Most likely, it is with this that a short period of existence of these living symbols is associated. Jim Croy - this is the name of the oldest raven of all that ever lived in the Tower. How many years does this individual live? Only 44 years old.
The bird is very large and unusually beautiful. The length of the body with the tail reaches 65 centimeters, the wingspan is up to two meters, and the weight is up to one and a half kilograms. The color of the plumage of a raven is blue-black with a characteristic metallic luster, eyes are expressive, dark brown, the beak is sharp, large and incredibly strong, powerful legs with strong claws. Birds are kept singly, less often - in pairs.
Small flocks are extremely rare. There are many legends about the raven bird: how many years it lives. Arabs consider it immortal, the peoples of Eurasia are long-lived, and scientists say that in nature - up to 30 years, and in captivity - up to 100.
It is also believed that "how many years a raven lives, knows so much." The bird is considered either a sorcerer or a prophet. Native Americans called her "herald of death." Our ancestors considered the raven prophetic. In legends, this bird always brings life-giving water, not a single spell can do without it and it is one of the hypostases of the wind - Stribog's grandson, bringing a storm to the earth. It was believed that when a raven sits and looks at the sun in the clouds, it calls for rain. And when these birds gather for a meeting - not
bypass the war. If the raven sat on the onion of the temple, it meant that there would be a funeral service for the deceased. If the roof of the house - one of the tenants will die. But not one of the peoples with such reverence and respect refers to the closest relative of the raven - the raven.
The urban subspecies is smaller in size, its color is less spectacular. How many years a crow lives next to a person, so many consider it a predator-parasite and are treated with extreme neglect, but also with caution. She, like all birds, a man with his characteristic confidence in his own perfection, considers stupid. What can not be said about her forest "brothers." In general terms, a raven is similar to a person: how many years he lives, so many people, the diet is diverse, monogamen, easily adapts to any conditions. Siberian hunters tell strange stories about these birds. The raven, it turns out, has extensive experience in communicating with people: it will also help to track down prey, and it will lead it away from the lair of the wolves, and it will lead it out of the lost in the forest. An amazing raven bird: people know little about it, but it is about us - much more, if not all. Of course, according to tradition.
