Bonus raven vid - Nevermore! (also wokka wokka wokka)



yt user BaroqueKeyboardist put it best:

Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
`Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,' I said, `art sure no craven.
Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the nightly shore -
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!'
Quoth the raven, `Say nevermore, wokka wokka wokka wokka'

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I'm guessing it's got some genetic trait that reduces its ability to feel fear, explaining both why it would get up close and personal with a porcupine, and why it would be unafraid of humans.

It looks like a baby, so that's why its so trusting.

Afterward, the Raven made a mental note: porcupine, nevermore.

This is soooo freaking cool. I can't even imagine what was going through the little guys mind. I've heard Ravens are really smart but I can't believe he thought that a human was going to help him, that's just way beyond.

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dog in lower right is patiently waiting until that thing is spine free
-- then, it's lunchtime!

Yo, hey, uhhh, crow. I got something to tell you. You got a flower in yo beak.

"Nevermore."

-the survival circuit over-riding others-the raven is already pretty nonplussed by humans as they're mainly scavengers living in proximity-Trippy that the bird didn't fly-off and maybe back after those quill-pulls? Here's the real rub:The bird's brain probably processed the information that it would take a big brain and some thumbs to do the work and made the connection to engage a suitable pair!

Create distraction, remove adhesive bandage

Never realized how big a raven is -- much more used to the local crows around here.

Their size is reminiscent of magpies or giant woodpeckers, it's a big-ass bird!