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ravens at the shore (kamakura, japan)
Posted by timothy sullivan (Tokyo, Japan) on 27 March 2008 in Animal & Insect.
watch most any Japanese anime, drama or movie and you'll eventually come across a scene where ravens fly across the screen. just as with western culture, the japanese have attributed crows and ravens with death and "darkness" of the soul. ravens are quite literally everywhere in japan, and their presence seems to scare off all of the other birds-- here, three ravens perch beside the kamakura shoreline; the minute they flew into the area, all the aural commotion caused by the seagulls was completely silenced.
crows are such a big problem in japan that some areas have even set up special task forces to deal with them. one of the more interesting recent developments is the speculation that ravens may be fairly intelligent creatures with the ability to recognize individual people. but more on this topic later.
