THE CROW PART5 Dearfriends, I amreally happy over the large number of responses I have received about myposting about crow. I have posted already part 1-4 about crow. This is part 5 and FINALPART about crow.
Sincerely, Gopala krishnan 14-3-2011. REPOSTED ON 23-2-2021 after editing andupdating. R.Gopala Krishnan 30 Darwin’s theory- Crow among birds with developedintelligence Duringthe 19th century there arose the belief that crows were the 'most advanced' birds, basedupon the belief that Darwinian evolution brings 'progress'. In such aclassification the 'most intelligent' of birds were listed last reflectingtheir position 'atop the pyramid'. Modern biologists some how reject theconcept of hierarchical 'progress' in evolution. 31Crow-Relationship with humans Severaldifferent corvids, particularly ravens, have occasionally served as pets, although they are not able to speak as readily as parrots and do not like being caged 32- 120 Species in raven family Corvidaeis a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows,ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. The common English names used arecorvids or the crow family, and there are over 120 species. Thegenus Corvus, including the jackdaws, crows and ravens, makes up over a thirdof the entire family. 33. Kakkasseri nampoothiri He was aperson who could understand what the crows talk and communicate with them. Crowsmake a wide variety of calls or vocalizations. Whether the crows' system ofcommunication constitutes a language is a topic of debate and study. Crows have also been observed torespond to calls of other species; this behaviour is presumably learned becauseit varies regionally. Crows'vocalizations are complex and poorly understood. Some of the many vocalizationsthat crows make are a "Koww", usually echoed back and forth betweenbirds, a series of "Kowws" in discrete units, counting out numbers, along caw followed by a series of short caws usually made when a bird takes offfrom a perch. Crows can hear sound frequencies lower thanthose that humans can hear, which complicate the study of their vocalizations. Loud, throaty "caw-aw-ah"'s are usuallyused to indicate hunger or to mark territory. Whendefending a nest site or food, crows will usually enlarge their crest feathersand hunch their shoulders to increase their size. Softer, gurgling sounds have also been observed as asort of beckoning call, or a call of affection. These noises areemitted from within the throat of the bird, much like a cat's purring. 34. Human identification Recentresearch suggests that crows have the ability to recognize one individual humanfrom another by facial features. (Totally a new information read from wikipedia) 35. Crows in culture and mythology Crows,and especially ravens, often feature in European legends or mythology as portents or harbingers of doom ordeath, because of their dark plumage, unnerving calls, and tendency to eatcarrion (including those of humans). They are commonly thought tocircle above scenes of death such as battles. In occultcircles, distinctions are sometimes made between crows and ravens. In mythology and folklore as a whole, crows tend to be symbolic more ofthe spiritual aspect of death, or the transition of the spirit into theafterlife, whereas ravens tend more often to beassociated with the negative (physical) aspect of death. Anotherreason for this distinction is that while crows are typically highly social birds,ravens don't seem to congregate in large numbers anywhere but: Nearcarrion where they meet seemingly by chance, or At cemeteries, where large numbers sometimeslive together, even though carrionthere is no more available (and probably less attainable) than any road or field. 35a The white crow become black- story Inclassical Greek mythology, when the crow told the god Apollo thathis lover Coronis was cheating on him with a mortal, he became very angry, andpart of that anger was directed at the crow, WHOSE FEATHERS HE TURNED FROM WHITE TO BLACK. 35bBalikakka InHinduism, it is believed that people who died will take food and offeringsthrough a variety of crows called "Bali kakka". Every year people whoseparents or relatives died would offerfood to crows as well as cows on the sraaddha day. My note- AmongBrahmins it is a must practice to offer food to crow before they take meals in the afternoon everyday. 35c Battle between owls and crows A battlebetween crows and owls is said to have inspired the final bloody night of theMahabharatha war. 35d In Buddhisam InBuddhism, the Dharmapala (protector of the Dharma) Mahakala is represented by a crow in one of hisphysical/ earthly forms. 36 Dalailama and crow Avalokiteśvara,who is reincarnated on Earth as the Dalai Lama, is often closely associatedwith the crow because it is said that when the first Dalai Lama was born,robbers attacked the family home. The parents fled and were unable to get tothe infant Lama in time. When they returned the next morning expecting theworst, they found their home untouched, and a pair of crows was caring for theDalai Lama. It is believedthat crows heralded the birth of the First, Seventh, Eighth, Twelfth andFourteenth Lamas, the latter being the current Dalai Lama, TenzinGyatso. 37 Chinese mythology In Chinese mythology, the world originallyhad ten suns embodied as ten crows, which rose in the skyone at a time. When all ten decided to rise at once, the effect was devastatingto crops, so the gods sent their greatest archer Houyi, who shot down ninecrows spared only one. Having a "crow beak" is a symbolicexpression that one is being a jinx. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/144742595.1352738.1614084990775%40mail.yahoo.com.
