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Crows — An Australian Export?
I read an intriguing article about crows (and corvidae in general) and how they originated in an Australian part of Gondwana12, something I did not know. How very interesting! I learn something new every day! This article is worth reading but I won’t re-post it here, I will link it instead. Just visit here to [...]
Posted: May 4th, 2012 under article, Australia, Common Crow, Common Raven, corvid, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Crow, crows, Culture, Gondwana, History, origins.
Tags: article, crows, Crows in the United States, evolution of crows, Gondwana and crows, origin of crows, where did crows come from?
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Crazy Attack Crows?
Crows nest with 2 young and one egg.
Originally uploaded by Flash_47
If a crow seems angered by your presence, swooping at you or cawwing aggressively, it is most likely NOT just some crazy crow. It is probably a parent protecting its eggs and nest. It is easy to dismiss why a crow might be getting loud [...]
Posted: June 1st, 2010 under article, Crow, crows, Parental care, Protecting their young.
Tags: aggressive crows, crazy crows, crows and eggs, Crows and parenting, crows being aggressive, crows protect their young, crows swooping, mean crows
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The Revered, Reviled Crow Clan by Howard Youth
I read an excellent article about corvids from their habitat to myths and legends about them in the May/June 2001 issue of Zoogoer. I think it is worth the read. Here is an excerpt:
For centuries, a dark specter haunted the bloody battlefields [...]
Posted: May 6th, 2009 under American Crow, article, Calls, Common Crow, Common Raven, corvid, corvid brain, Corvids, Corvus Corax, Corvus crassirostris, Magazine articles, ravens, Thick-billed raven.
Tags: article, choughs, Corvids, Corvus Corax, Corvus crassirostris, crows, jackdaws, jays, magpies, nutcrackers, ravens, Rooks, Thick-billed raven, treepies, zoogoer
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