Talk:Raven Branwen/@comment-26258854-20180529114147/@comment-24018437-20180601000603

@SomeoneYouUsedToKnow

1: Did some quick research and it seems that I was indeed wrong. As I said, it was years ago and I haven’t really studied bats lately. But you’re right.

2: Eh...I suppose that is true. Still, its mainly the spotted hyena that is portrayed that way, and that’s the exception. I only ever recall seeing striped hyenas three times in popular culture, and I’ve never seen brown hyenas or aardwolves in it. A lot of people don’t seem to know that there are other hyena species aside from the well-known spotted one (Heck, there are barely any books or documentaries about them either. The spotted hyena has a couple dedicated to them though. As far as I know, the brown hyena has one book and one documantary. The other two species none.), but I do get your point.

Ironicly, even the scavengers aren’t really cowardly. Striped hyenas have been known to steal kills and lairs from leopards, wolf packs or juvenile tigers, or defend them from said predators. That’s far from cowardly. But seeing how scavengers tend to be viewed as cowardly, I do understand that line of reasoning.

@ChisioKunRin

I actually wasn’t aware of the last one. I assume that is a Biblical reference?

And yup, its what I both like and dislike about corvids. They’re extremely intelligent, and there are a ton of fun and impressive stories that display that intelligence. I think they’re buetifull (a raven is actually quite large and impressive in real life) and very underrated animals. My dislike for them is more practical. I work at a zoo, and the jackdaws and magpies have learned the feeding schedule...Which creates a lot of annoyance. Hell, a magpie managed to find his way into the dumpster, looking for scraps. The bird nearly scared me half to death when it flew out and I was taking out the trash.