These birds like ravens and crows, are permanent residents of our cities and parks.They are also the heroes of the songs, sayings, proverbs and fables are present in heraldry.Despite the similarity of their names in Russian, crows and ravens still differ from each other because they are different species.Raven bird raven less, and she lives less.How many live crows - is unknown.In the wild jungles of big cities these birds usually reach the 10 years, but with the man - can live almost twice as long.Raven is easily tamed, it is non-confrontational, and can learn to emit different sounds.
As for birds such as crows, then we must say that it is not only the largest of its black and gray "namesake" (crows weight - 700 grams, the weight of a crow - and even one and a half kilograms), but also living longer.Of course, it is difficult to trace how much crows live in the wild.But we can assume that a lot, because of the earthly life of any creature is accumulated experience and the result is shown intelligence.And about crows certain that they are - extremely intelligent birds.For example, they soak stale pieces of bread in the puddles.Generic memory - you say - it's the same type of behavior is innate, like a spider weaving a web.Well, how such peeped at Ravens type of behavior: the birds specifically put nuts found on the carriageway to passing cars crushed hard shell.And so the city receives only crows and rural continue to hollow beak nuts.It is clear that in order to spy on the properties of tires crush solid objects, make the logical conclusion and to implement it in practice requires a fairly long lifespan crow.
believed that crows in the wild can live to 30 years, but on average these birds live about 20. This - predators, living in the pack.That is, the aging and weakening of the individual is possible when a rich production of its young and healthy fellow fed up crumbs from their table.Conversely, when poverty fodder from flocks weakened and individuals can lose their own production and die of hunger.Therefore, it averaged more difficult to answer the question, how many live crows.It's a very social bird: it is known that crows, especially young ones, love to play with each other through a variety of subjects.However, knowing the habits of their relatives to take someone else's, crows carefully hide their supplies: waiting for the moment when nobody is looking, supplies buried in the ground, and place garnetted cover fallen leaves.
People watching the intelligence of crows, in the Middle Ages endowed their magical properties and believed birds-magicians.Perhaps this played a role the ability to mimic different sounds ravens and even human speech?They can be very similar to imitate a cat's meow, barking dogs, and now tarahtenie motorcycle.But despite the dark glory of birds as companions of witches and wizards, that they do not disdain carrion, people have great respect for the Ravens.In heraldry, the raven symbolizes wisdom, prudence and longevity.People often tame and keep them at home.Therefore, it is known as crows live in the so-called captive: 40-50.And this is not the limit, because the veterinary not thoroughly examined the body raven as poultry, so life expectancy in half a century - a view of the lack of treatment or with a minimum of his application.
As these jet-black birds as pets are often passed from father to son to grandson, and even, any variety of myths about how much live crows.Legends give them long life: 150, 200 years.Known undocumented case where crows lived up to its 210th anniversary.But in fact, the oldest survivor-crows held up to the 100th anniversary.
