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The '''raven''' (''Corvus corax'') is a large, [[black]]-[[feather|feathered]] [[bird]] of the [[crow]] family [[Corvidae]]. Ravens feed primarily by scavenging on carrion (dead animals). This has lead to them representing [[death]] in [[Europe]]an cultures, although to the [[Tsimshian]] and [[Tlingit]] [[Native Americans]] tribes of [[Washington|Washington State]] (and probably many other tribes), the raven is the [[Creator]] god.
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The '''raven''' (''Corvus corax'') is a large, [[black]]-[[feather|feathered]] [[bird]] of the [[crow]] family [[Corvidae]]. They are found widely throughout the northern hemisphere. Ravens feed primarily by scavenging on carrion (dead animals). This has lead to them representing [[death]] in [[Europe]]an cultures, although to the [[Tsimshian]] and [[Tlingit]] [[Native Americans]] tribes of [[Washington|Washington State]] (and probably many other tribes), the raven is the [[Creator]] god.
    
A raven is the subject of the [[poem]] "The Raven" by [[Edgar Allen Poe]].
 
A raven is the subject of the [[poem]] "The Raven" by [[Edgar Allen Poe]].
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