Dubai, The ravens at the Tower of London: the guardians of the Tower
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Legend says that the kingdom and the Tower will fall if the six resident ravens ever leave the fortress... There are nine ravens at the Tower today (the required six plus a few spare!). Their lodgings are to be found next to the Wakefield Tower. These magnificent birds, large members of the genus Corvus, the crow family, respond only to the Ravenmaster and should not be approached too closely by anyone else!
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their wings are clipped and can't fly.
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they guard the tower what a load of rubbish they must be so mad
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how sad
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Can't wait to see them - it's been too long!
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Очень красивые! Люблю врановых!
Very beautiful! I like to crow family! -
Nice video
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British basterds. I hate you all
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Isn't it cheating that their wings are clipped and they aren't there by choice?
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I am in love with those Ravens!..found a song that really goes well with these Birds https://soundcloud.com/thecapistranobirds/like-the-ravens-the-capistrano-birds her's to those Ravens!!
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if i were king id have those ravens removed immediately just to see what happens next ...
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Вороны там размножаются?
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I heard in another special that they have a raven cemetary for the ravens that died of old age or some accident.
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Two ravens were killed by a fox recently
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I love ravens, they're delightful birds and so smart and mischievous! If I go to the Tower of London one day, I will look forward to seeing them.
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A 44 year old raven..Shit Sherlock..
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These birds are actually enlisted as soldiers of Great Britain. So don't get in a fight with them or they'll peck your eyes out.
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I was taken aback by just how smart these birds are, I think more people show appreciate an interesting aspect of British history
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Apparently there was one event where the ravens did flee from the tower. Following the Blitz of WWII all but two of the ravens died of shock from the bombings. After the war ended, one of the remaining ravens, "Mabel" fled from the tower and a few weeks later, its mate "Gabe" flew away to find her leaving the tower empty. Since this event occurred at the time the British Empire was being dismantled in 1946, this supported the myth carried by the ravens of the tower
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That man has a really awesome job :)
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The tower and the Ravens-superb :)
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