{"id":324,"date":"2023-01-04T07:01:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T06:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/can-you-have-a-raven-as-a-pet\/"},"modified":"2025-03-23T08:00:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T07:00:27","slug":"can-you-have-a-raven-as-a-pet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/en\/zoo-news\/can-you-have-a-raven-as-a-pet\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you have a raven as a pet?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile has-base-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Stania-y-cuervos.jpg\" alt=\"raven as pet\" class=\"wp-image-192 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Stania-y-cuervos.jpg 800w, https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Stania-y-cuervos-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Stania-y-cuervos-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Raven as a pet: Legal part<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The raven is a wild animal and keeping a raven as a pet is not allowed<\/strong>. However, if it is an animal bred in captivity, complying with legal requirements, its possession is possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You cannot go up to the nest of a wild raven and steal its young or eggs. But yes, you can look for a legalized raven breeding center and buy the bird there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Raven is not a pet.<\/strong> You have to have knowledge and a lot of experience to assume the enormous responsibility and involvement that comes with living with a raven.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to know about a raven as a pet<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-como-mascota.jpg\" alt=\"Lifetime commitment if you want to have a raven as a pet.\" class=\"wp-image-196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-como-mascota.jpg 800w, https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-como-mascota-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-como-mascota-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lifetime commitment <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In captivity, ravens can live <strong>40 years.<\/strong> Are you prepared for this commitment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ravens mate for life. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If a raven lives with you, it is very likely that it will choose you as a partner. Consequently, <strong>he will fiercely defend his right to your company.<\/strong> If you have family or plan to have one for the next 40 years, the raven will attack your family and friends with its strong beak. He won&#8217;t want to share you with anyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And not, <strong>ravens are not bad. They are faithful.<\/strong> If you are selfish enough to change their natural behavior and fixate their affection on you, count on the consequences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ravens intelligence<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>Ravens are highly intelligent animals.<\/strong> They need to satisfy their curiosity and need to overcome challenges on a daily basis. If you get tired of the raven and leave it in a cage, it doesn&#8217;t matter how big it is. The raven will get bored.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does a bored raven do?<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"600\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 800 \/ 600;\" width=\"800\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-que-habla.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Self Destruct<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t find enough time for the raven, it may <strong>direct its mental frustration against itself.<\/strong> It will begin to pluck the feathers or break them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example of a raven with a self-destructive tendency<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfonso, an adult male raven who lives at the Zoo of the Pyrenees, arrived with mental problems. He broke his feathers himself. <strong>It looked like a penguin.<\/strong> In his previous home he lived in generous and well-decorated facilities, but he <strong>lacked contact with humans<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have tried several ways to enrich his life, and yes, in exchange for pecks from him. In the end I have found a location between facilities with other animals. <strong>He can interact<\/strong> with them but he can&#8217;t injure them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today he is back to <strong>showing off healthy feathers<\/strong> and enchants our visitors with his hoarse voice when he greets them with &#8220;Que pasa, Grapo!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nino-agresivo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nino-agresivo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nino-agresivo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Nino-agresivo-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Aggression <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The bird that cannot meet its intellectual and movement needs may become aggressive. Yes, also against you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Imagine him as a smart and active child during the confinement of COVID<\/strong>. Locked in the corridors of your house with an immense need for movement, the energy looks for a way to free itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The frustration of a raven that has no tasks <strong>can be turned against you.<\/strong> And I assure you, it can hurt you. So bad. If it comes to this, ask yourself a question: <strong>Is it the raven that is bad or is it you?<\/strong> For not taking care of this intelligent being which you have taken the responsibility to take care of in the way it needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Space that a raven needs in captivity<\/h2>\n\n<p>Ravens are animals that adapt easily. <\/p>\n\n<p>Or not? <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-madurez-sexual.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-madurez-sexual.jpg 800w, https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-madurez-sexual-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-madurez-sexual-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>First years are totally happy, they will follow you everywhere. <strong>Their only concern is: I want to be next to my partner.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On the 3rd year reaches sexual maturity.<\/strong> It is the time in which the ravens establish a sentimental relationship for life. They find a territory where they build the nest and stay in this territory for life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, it is from this age when &#8220;the problems&#8221; begin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sensitivity to changes<\/h2>\n\n<p>Once the raven decides what its territory is, i<strong>t will be stressed by the changes<\/strong> you make in this space. <\/p>\n\n<p>We have tried to enrich Alfonso&#8217;s facilities with tools and games so that he makes a mental effort to get his food. <strong>But the effect was the opposite.<\/strong> He did not want new things in his environment. He broke his feathers again.<\/p>\n\n<p>You can imagine how quickly we have removed these widgets from their installation. <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Se-puede-tener-curvo-como-mascota.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Se-puede-tener-curvo-como-mascota.jpg 800w, https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Se-puede-tener-curvo-como-mascota-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Se-puede-tener-curvo-como-mascota-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Phineas participates in the flight show.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Another raven from the Zoo of the Pyrenees, Phineas, participates in the flight display. The first and second year everything worked fine. <strong>But from his sexual maturity he began to stress<\/strong> about children&#8217;s strollers and wheelchairs. Over time they even get annoyed by selfie sticks and crutches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are objects that are usually not present in the amphitheater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Phineas has his usual setup, <strong>he considers the amphitheater his territory.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When that raven was young he trusted my judgment 100%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now he is an adult and our relationship is mutual. <strong>He wants to protect me from possible dangers.<\/strong> Things you don&#8217;t know are considered threatening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can I release the raven once I get tired of it?<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-como-mascota-en-libertad.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-como-mascota-en-libertad.jpg 800w, https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-como-mascota-en-libertad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-como-mascota-en-libertad-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>No. La respuesta es estrictamente no.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ravens that suffer natural behavioral disturbance caused by living with humans cannot return to the wild. <strong>They are doomed to live in captivity for life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the wild they <strong>would be attacked by other ravens<\/strong>. Nature is designed to seek balance and exterminate unnatural anomalies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time it would be dangerous for humans. <strong>The raven would get close to people and could injure them.<\/strong> Which a naturally raised raven would never do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a raven as a pet and you want to get rid of it, <strong>look for a specialized center.<\/strong> There the animal can live in controlled conditions adapted to its needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1080\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-217\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-en-la-naturaleza.jpg\" style=\"object-position:56% 26%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"56% 26%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-en-la-naturaleza.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-en-la-naturaleza-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-en-la-naturaleza-1024x553.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-en-la-naturaleza-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zoodelpirineu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cuervo-en-la-naturaleza-1536x829.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left has-base-3-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-3-color has-text-color\">Ravens are sensitive and extremely intelligent animals.<br\/>Although they are allowed in captivity, I discourage you from keeping a raven as a pet.<br\/><strong>Living with a raven has the effect of sacrificing your privacy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-3-color has-text-color\"><strong>Enjoy the presence of ravens in nature<\/strong>. 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