Today I learned there are very few differences between ravens and crows. But one key difference is they have a different amount of tail feathers, so really, the difference is a matter of a pinion.
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What Do You Call A Hypothetical Group Of Ravens?
A conspiracy theory!
Ravens
Humorous story from the web:
Researchers for the Western Australian Main Roads Department found over 200 dead crows on the Great Northern Highway recently, and there was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. A Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and confirmed that it ...
There was a group of ravens in the park today fighting over a happy meal,
I'd never seen such a great unkindness before; I had thought they were crows until I walked closer, for a second I thought I had witnessed a murder.
Crows v. Ravens
A bird watcher walks into a bar and orders a beer. "I've always wondered, what's the difference between a crow and a raven?" the bartender asks. "Well, ravens and crows both have large feathers on their wings called 'pinions'. Ravens have 4 pinions on each wing while crows only have 3," the bird wat...
Why are ravens so smart?
Because they spend all their time hanging out at the caw ledge.
(Work in progress)What do you call a bunch of ravens pretending to be crows?
A conspiracy to commit murder!
Ravens and Crows
A good friend told me a story once. When she was a kid her family would often go to zoos and museums while on vacation. They were in the aviary on one of those visits looking at birds. My friend saw a crow asked the zookeeper a question.
"What's the difference between a raven and a crow?" ...
A group of ravens organized the crows' monthly meeting.
I guess you could say there was a conspiracy to commit a murder.
African Grey Parrots are famously intelligent, but studies have shown that they consistently lose chess matches against ravens, jackdaws, and other corvids.
Said one researcher, "They just have trouble weighing the crows and pawns."
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The Tale Of The Two Ravens
Once upon a time there was a raven sitting on a nice, solid branch of a big oak, allowing the bird to have a great view over the fields beneath him. The raven didn't do much, he was simply sitting on his ass. After some time another raven spotted the solid branch and the first raven and decided to s...
Chipotle is releasing a new "Ravens" burrito.
It comes with everything but rice.
The difference between a crow and a raven.
A biologist was asked to finally determine whether crows and ravens are really two different birds. This has been a matter of some conjecture for quite some time. Given only a cursory glance, these birds appear to be one and the same. The biologist spent considerable time watching the birds in their...
Difference between Ravens and Crows
I work in a gift-shop up in southeast Alaska. Our store is right under a tree that houses a family of angry crows. Tourists often ask me how I can tell the difference between ravens and crows. I tell them this:
"All birds have specialized tail feathers that help with flight in Alaska's thin, ...
My dad only lets me keep 2 pet ravens at a time
Nevermore
Baltimore Ravens go low carb
Baltimore ravens go low carb and cut Rice. (I will see myself out)
"What's the difference between a raven and a crow?" asked the Redditor. "Ravens have seventeen wing feathers with the end feather called a pinion, in contrast to crows having only sixteen wing feathers." answered the one known as Dan.
He continued, "Therefore, it's just a matter of a pinion."
The Ravens could have beat the Bengals . . .
in an elevator.
What do you call birds that just want to dance?
Ravens
Scientists have confirmed a new strain of bird flu going around
It's transmitted from crows and ravens to people. They've named it Corvid-19
I witnessed a great treachery yesterday.
It must have been at least 20 ravens.
So I was boarding a plane the other day
And my girlfriend was worried for me going to China. She texted me: "be careful! Don't catch the corvid flu!"
I replied: "crows, ravens, jackdaws, and blue jay's don't have flu. It's okay to just admit you're wrong, you know?"
The difference between birds
A new study from a renowned bird journal found the difference between crows and ravens.
Apparently, aside from size, their wings are made differently. The common crow has six pinions per wing, while the raven has only five.
The conclusion: It is only a difference of a pinion.
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