### p9-10 ravens are effective scouts for hunters > wildlife biologist R. D. Lawrence reports observing ravens that appeared "to act as scouts by congregating near prey animals" and "calling loudly and excitedly" (1986, 193). Scottish hunters associate a raven croaking with a successful hunt. > > coyotes also benefit from the raven's ability to find food. In winter, a hungry coyote has difficulty foraging for food because its paws get tender from walking in deep snow, and it moves toward the squawking and circling of excited ravens who have found a carcass to feed on during winter (Ryden 1979, 80). Coyotes also dig up food cached by ravens (Heinrich 1989, 120). Human hunter-gatherers, who survived in part on meat they scavenged from dead animal carcasses, may also have used the raven to help find meat. In return, these early humans, like other large carnivores, would have been able to tear open the carcass so the ravens could also feed. - [[A Storytelling of Ravens by Betty Wheelwright#p9-10 ravens are effective scouts for hunters|View in Vault]]