Ravens imitate a number of sounds, and they can be extremely accurate. Their voices are able to mimic the deep, resonant tone of a man, or the higher-pitched tone of a woman. They often sound so insanely human that it’s hard to believe what you’re hearing.
See for yourself:
Mischief the raven would like to tell you hello.
And Julian wants to know what’s up.
Julian also wants to know who’s a good bird, but nobody will answer him!
Ravens also have regional accents, like the famous Terry.
Raymond is a wild bird that comes to visit his friend Merlyn and likes to make weird noises, but … wait. Was that..? At the 3min mark, was he imitating Merlyn’s laugh?
Generally this type of speech only happens with ravens that are trained and raised and captivity. But there are other wild ravens like Raymond who are freaking people out on a daily basis.
THESE VIDEOS ARE SO C U T E. Raymond was imitating his laugh omg.
I’ve had the joy of being told to “Fuck off” by this majestic rescued raven Reaper:
When I worked at the zoo, I participated in the bird of prey show, and we had a raven named Stark. (Best name ever, right?) He said a few words, mostly words of food he loved and he would beg for them. One time I was in the back before a show, and I didn’t realize he was behind me and almost backed into him.
He said, “HI!” really loud and scared the pee out of me. But that stopped me from bumping him. Haha.
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