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'''Crows''' were an [[Earth]] [[species]] of [[bird]], described by the [[Fifth Doctor]] as "harbingers of doom". While crows were scavengers by nature, feeding on fresh meat such as [[roadkill]] killed by others, they did occasionally [[kill]] by themselves, although this usually only extended to field [[mouse|mice]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Plague of the Daleks (audio story)|Plague of the Daleks]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Clown (TV story)|The Day of the Clown]]'') | '''Crows''' were an [[Earth]] [[species]] of [[bird]], described by the [[Fifth Doctor]] as "harbingers of doom". While crows were scavengers by nature, feeding on fresh meat such as [[roadkill]] killed by others, they did occasionally [[kill]] by themselves, although this usually only extended to field [[mouse|mice]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Plague of the Daleks (audio story)|Plague of the Daleks]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Clown (TV story)|The Day of the Clown]]'') | ||
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] claimed that crows were able to talk to humans, but they eventually ceased this when humans stopped having intelligent conversations with them. In the [[2nd century]], crows were capable of repeating phrases as well as a few words, such as "Doc-tor" or "Monst-er". When [[Kar]] sacrificed herself to be a keeper of the gate, her brother [[Ban]] told the crows her name. As a result, the cawing sounds that would become well known in the following centuries originated out of remembrance of Kar. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eaters of Light (TV story)|The Eaters of Light]]'') | The [[Twelfth Doctor]] claimed that crows were able to talk to humans, but they eventually ceased this when humans stopped having intelligent conversations with them. In the [[2nd century]], crows were capable of repeating phrases as well as a few words, such as "Doc-tor" or "Monst-er". When [[Kar]] sacrificed herself to be a keeper of the gate, her brother [[Ban (The Eaters of Light)|Ban]] told the crows her name. As a result, the cawing sounds that would become well known in the following centuries originated out of remembrance of Kar. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eaters of Light (TV story)|The Eaters of Light]]'') | ||
After the [[1240]] sacking of [[Kiev]], crows scavenged the remains of the dead. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bunker Soldiers (novel)|Bunker Soldiers]]'') | After the [[1240]] sacking of [[Kiev]], crows scavenged the remains of the dead. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bunker Soldiers (novel)|Bunker Soldiers]]'') | ||
