Corvus corax
            
               (L 24" WS 53" Wt 2.6 lb)
          
         
            
               An acrobatic flier, often
               doing rolls and somersaults
               in the air.
          
         
            
               Corvus in Latin means raven;
               corax in Greek means raven.
          
         
         
            
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               Frances Wood
               Dennis Paulson
            
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               Ravens on a kill are an exhibition
               of the premier animal intelligence
               in the world.        (Jim Robbins)