Raven.

amazing birds - crows, how many years of living than is fed why rarely appears as communicating with relatives?All these issues are lots of different answers.But almost all the peoples of the crow is credited with supernatural powers.There or not, but the bird treated with extreme respect.For example, in the Tower of London to crow the charge of specially trained servants.Since there is a legend that if a bird flies away, then die all members of the ruling dynasty of Windsor, and Britain will fall.Ravens wings are clipped so that they could not fly.Rather, it is associated with this short period of existence of these living symbols.Jim Croy - so called the oldest of all who ever lived in the Tower ravens.How old is this individual lives?Only 44 years.

bird very large and extremely beautiful.The body length with a tail reaches 65 centimeters wingspan - up to two meters, and weight - up to one and a half kilograms.Color feather crow - jet black with a distinctive metallic sheen, the eyes expressive, dark hazel color, sharp beak, large and incredibly strong, powerful legs with strong claws.Hold the bird solitary, rarely - in pairs.Small flocks are extremely rare.He walks a lot of legends about the bird crows: how old she lives.Arabs consider it immortal peoples of Eurasia - longevity, and scientists say that in nature - up to 30 years, and in captivity - up to 100.

also are prevalent belief that "how many years living crows know much."The bird is considered a sorcerer, the prophet.American Indians called it "a herald of death."Our ancestors believed crow prophetic.The legends that bird always brings life-giving water, without it can not do any one spell, and it is one of the incarnations of the wind - the grandson of Stribog, bringing a storm to the ground.It was believed that when a raven sitting and looking at the sun in the clouds, the rain calls.And when these birds are going to meet - not escape the war.If the crows sat on the onion of the temple, so that there will be a funeral service for the deceased.If the roof of the house - one of the tenants dies.But none of the nations with such reverence and respect does not apply to the nearest relative of the crow - crow.

City subspecies are smaller, color it less effective.How old raven lives next to the man, as it is considered a predator-parasite and treated with extreme disdain, but with caution.It, like all birds, a man, with his confidence in his own perfection, says stupid.You can not say about its forest "brothers."In general characteristics similar to the human crows How old lives, so many people diet - diverse, monogamous, easily adapts to any conditions.Siberian hunters tell strange stories about these birds.Crow turns out to have a lot of experience in dealing with people; and help track down the prey, and shall carry on the den of wolves, and lost in the woods - to bring housing.Amazing bird raven people know little about it, but it's about us - a lot more, if not all.Of course, if you believe the legend.