Long before Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem, ravens were connected with death due to their nature as scavengers. But that doesn't mean they don't have playful and empathetic sides. Learn five facts about these complicated and iconic birds. | National Geographic

A RAVEN'S DIET: This is Hello, our Common Raven, enjoying some of his diet. As part of his daily husbandry, volunteers or staff will take him out to our Nature Cove to hop around and explore. Hello has a wing impairment so he is unable to fly, but he likes to explore along the ground and sit in the sun. Ravens are omnivorous, meaning they eat both meat and vegetation. In the wild they have been observed eating a wide variety of foods from carrion to insects — and even catching pigeons in the sky

Patient Release: Common Raven This Common Raven was admitted to our Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital in mid-May as a fledgling after he was found lingering around the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City. When he arrived at Cedar Run, he was lethargic and thin. Our Wildlife Rehabilitators provided him with supportive care and an excellent diet to bring him back to health. As a fledgling, he required time in our pre-release flight enclosures to build up his flight muscles before he could be independe