A common raven (© Jim Brandenburg/Minden Pictures)

【January 29 2016】The common raven’s success as a species owes much to the bird’s intelligence and flexibility in terms of diet. Ravens are opportunistic omnivores, willing to eat whatever’s available. They thrive around humans, who often inadvertently provide them with food. Given our close proximity to these intelligent birds, people have developed a keen awareness of the raven—though perhaps no one has invested the jet-black bird with more cultural currency than American writer Edgar Allan Poe.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..