Raven Coloring Pages
Ravens are some of the cleverest birds in the world. They can solve puzzles, remember faces and even copy human words, a bit like a parrot dressed all in black. They also love to play! People have watched ravens slide down snowy roofs on their backs just for fun and then fly back up for another go. A raven looks a lot like a crow but it's much bigger, with a shaggy throat and a deep croak instead of a caw.
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Raven Coloring Pages
Raven couples stay together for life, and they like to show off for each other. You might spot a pair flying wing to wing, tumbling and rolling through the air like they're playing tag in the sky.
Ravens in the Wild
Ravens can make a home almost anywhere, from the icy Arctic tundra to hot deserts and even city parks. In the mountains they build big stick nests on cliff ledges and ride the wind high above the peaks.
Ravens by Moonlight
Ravens are daytime birds, but their inky feathers make them a natural fit for spooky nights. In winter, dozens or even hundreds of ravens sometimes gather to sleep in one big roost, chattering away until it gets dark.
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Ravens in Myths, Legends and the Bible
Ravens turn up in stories all over the world. Sometimes they carry messages for the gods, and sometimes they're the ones causing all the trouble.
Apollo (Greek Mythology)
Stories say ravens were once as white as swans. Apollo, the Greek god of the sun, kept a white raven as his messenger, until the day it flew home with news he didn't want to hear...
Elijah (Bible Stories)
When the prophet Elijah was hiding in the wilderness, God sent ravens to look after him. Every morning and every evening they flew in with bread and meat, and Elijah drank from a nearby stream.
The Morrigan (Irish Mythology)
The Morrigan was an Irish goddess of war and fate, and she didn't always look like a woman. Stories say she could turn into a raven and circle over a battlefield, and spotting one there meant she was watching to see who would win...
Odin (Norse Mythology)
Odin, the chief of the Norse gods, had two ravens named Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory). Every morning they flew out over the whole world, and every evening they came home to whisper the news in his ears. Odin worried that one day they might not come back, and he worried most about Muninn...
Norse mythology coloring pages
Raven (Native American Folklore)
For the Haida people of the Pacific Northwest, Raven is a trickster and a creator. One favourite story says the world was once completely dark because a chief kept the sun, moon and stars locked away in boxes, and clever Raven found a sneaky way to set them free...
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The Raven Who Won a Battle (Roman Legend)
The Romans told a story about a raven that picked a side. In 349 BC, an enormous Gaulish warrior dared any Roman to face him, and a young soldier named Marcus Valerius accepted. Just as they began, a raven swooped down and perched on Valerius's helmet. Every time the giant moved in, the raven flapped and pecked at his face until he couldn't see straight, and Valerius won the fight. The Romans took it as a sign from the gods, and Valerius was known as Corvus, the Latin word for raven, for the rest of his life.