The meaning and symbol of crow

The meaning and symbol of crow are filial piety, ominous, mob and so on.

1, filial piety

Crows have the habit of feeding back. When the little crow grows up, it will feed the old crow with food, so it is regarded as the representative of filial piety.

2, ominous

Crows are black, squeal and have the habit of scavenging, and often appear in desolate places such as cemeteries. Crows usually symbolize death. He is the messenger of hell. People who die will see crows, so people regard crows as ominous symbols and the revelation of death. But in fact, from before the Song Dynasty to ancient times, crows all implied good luck, even sacred birds related to sacrifice.

3. Inferior people

Crows like to live in groups. Crows' chirping is a representative of sadness and often appears in groups, so they are also regarded as "rabble".

Living habits of crows:

Crows like to live in groups with strong clustering, and a group can reach tens of thousands. Living in groups in forests or fields, they are forest and grassland birds, mainly foraging on the ground, and their gait is stable. Except for a few species, they often nest in groups and wander in groups in autumn and winter. Complex behavior, showing strong intelligence and social activity ability. Generally fierce and aggressive, they often prey on eggs and chicks in waterfowl and wading nests. Some crows in captivity can "talk", and some crows raised in the laboratory can learn to count to 3 or 4, and can find marked food in the box.

Omnivorous, eating grains, fruits and vegetables, insects, carrion and eggs of other birds. Many species like carrion, which is harmful to seedlings and grains. However, in the breeding period, small vertebrates, locusts, crickets, scarabs and moth larvae are the main food, which is beneficial to farmers. In addition, because they like scavengers and agricultural wastes, they can eliminate the pollution of animal carcasses to the environment and purify the environment.