The ravens at the Tower of London: the guardians of the Tower

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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[Loreleismom]

Neat video. I saw the ravens at the Tower a few months ago and they definitely rule the roost there! Fantastic birds!

[Nosdormu]

That man has a really awesome job :)

[loginlover]

I was taken aback by just how smart these birds are, I think more people show appreciate an interesting aspect of British history

[alexiaNBC]

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

[ammorreztristar]

The tower and the Ravens-superb :)

[QueenCatherineParr]

Nice video. I love the ravens at the Tower. They are so entertaining, very smart.