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Science Talk

Meet the Real Ravenmaster

Science Talk

Scientific American

Science

4.2644 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Christopher Skaife talks about his new book The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London, in front of a live audience at Caveat, “the speakeasy bar for intelligent nightlife" in Lower Manhattan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:31.2

Welcome to Scientific American Science Talk posted on December 18, 2018.

0:37.2

I'm Steve Murski. On this episode, sometimes I show a slide

0:40.9

of a raven and a crow together, and you can just see the actual size difference. There is a

0:47.1

difference in their vocalization as well. Ravens have a much more deeper throaty type of vocalization,

0:53.1

and it is believed that some of them actually have accents as

0:56.4

well to where they live so the ravens at the Tower of london all cockney and we'll speak like cockney

1:00.2

that's christopher scaife he's the author and one of the subjects of the new book the ravenmaster

1:07.6

my life with the ravens at the tower Tower of London, in which he discusses what

1:12.8

it's like to spend his days with these highly intelligent, mischievous birds. Skaif was on a

1:18.9

tour of the U.S. recently. On October 23rd, I chatted with him at Caviot, the lower Manhattan

1:25.0

spot that builds itself as the speak-easy bar for intelligent

1:29.3

nightlife. We spoke in front of a live audience. So I'm Steve Murski from Scientific

1:36.5

American, and I think that's the last you're going to hear from me tonight. This is obviously

1:43.0

Christopher Scaife, the Ravenmaster.

1:47.0

Thank you so much for coming tonight.

1:53.0

It's been absolutely amazing to see you all here.

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