Throughout human history, the raven has been a powerful symbol and a popular subject of mythology and folklore. One of the largest corvids, the raven is known for their jet black appearance and their unusual caw, and their high intelligence. The birds also have a long lifespan and can live up to 21 years in the wild. They mate for life and are found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
As a subject of myths and legends, ravens are often depicted as extremely clever and resourceful animals. One legend talks of how ravens were once white and helped humans (and the earth) get fire before they were turned black by the flames.
It seems the legend of the white raven has come to life on a coastal beach on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
I am going to share a bit of interesting trivia about white ravens:
Leucism is the reason why the white raven is white. Not albinism. Once way you can tell is white ravens tend to have blue eyes, but some of them can have their eyes grey (in Australia every raven has blue eyes, not necessarily because of leucism) Even though albinism has generated social rejection (in the animal kingdom) because of their high profile, that does not happen with ravens. Ravens are exceptionally smart, they can recognise themselves in a mirror and can recognise another raven(ish) even with a different colour. (They can enter into conflicts with other ravens for territory, but not because they are white). Ravens with various levels of leucism can coexist without issues with their counterparts. White ravens tend to be predated more easily by raptors because of their increased visibility (depends on the size of the raven) Leucism is a very rare condition in ravens, but for some reason the incidence is lower in Australia in comparison to the US or Canada.
LSUbeerJeep on July 16th, 2019 at 23:25 UTC »
Winter has come
49orth on July 16th, 2019 at 23:56 UTC »
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Throughout human history, the raven has been a powerful symbol and a popular subject of mythology and folklore. One of the largest corvids, the raven is known for their jet black appearance and their unusual caw, and their high intelligence. The birds also have a long lifespan and can live up to 21 years in the wild. They mate for life and are found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
As a subject of myths and legends, ravens are often depicted as extremely clever and resourceful animals. One legend talks of how ravens were once white and helped humans (and the earth) get fire before they were turned black by the flames.
It seems the legend of the white raven has come to life on a coastal beach on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
rodrigoelp on July 17th, 2019 at 01:46 UTC »
I am going to share a bit of interesting trivia about white ravens:
Leucism is the reason why the white raven is white. Not albinism. Once way you can tell is white ravens tend to have blue eyes, but some of them can have their eyes grey (in Australia every raven has blue eyes, not necessarily because of leucism) Even though albinism has generated social rejection (in the animal kingdom) because of their high profile, that does not happen with ravens. Ravens are exceptionally smart, they can recognise themselves in a mirror and can recognise another raven(ish) even with a different colour. (They can enter into conflicts with other ravens for territory, but not because they are white). Ravens with various levels of leucism can coexist without issues with their counterparts. White ravens tend to be predated more easily by raptors because of their increased visibility (depends on the size of the raven) Leucism is a very rare condition in ravens, but for some reason the incidence is lower in Australia in comparison to the US or Canada.