{"id":335,"date":"2025-05-14T14:22:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T14:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mississaugaoffice.com\/?p=335"},"modified":"2025-06-20T09:41:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T09:41:42","slug":"two-new-raven-chicks-arrive-at-tower-of-london-to-keep-the-kingdom-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mississaugaoffice.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/14\/two-new-raven-chicks-arrive-at-tower-of-london-to-keep-the-kingdom-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Two new raven chicks arrive at Tower of London \u2018to keep the kingdom safe\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n\t\t\"Two\t<\/div>
Two raven chicks have been given a home at the Tower of London in a tradition to have at least six birds present at any one time (Picture: \u00a9 Historic Royal Palaces)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two raven chicks have arrived at the Tower of London<\/a> in accordance with a legend that says the kingdom will fall without the birds.<\/p>\n

The five-week-olds named Henry and Poe, who are already almost at full size, are getting used to life in their new surroundings. <\/p>\n

They will spend the next few weeks settling in before they venture out of their enclosure and begin to explore the castle and grounds. <\/p>\n

Their arrival is symbolic because King Charles<\/a>\u00a0II is said to have decreed\u00a0that if the ravens leave the Tower then the kingdom and the monarch will fall,<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0six must be present at all times.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

The new arrivals come after the Metro revealed last year that one of the creatures, named Gripp, met a grisly end <\/a>when he caught his head in a cage and was killed by his fellow birds. <\/p>\n

Henry and Poe take the total number of the black feathered residents to eight \u2014 considered by the Tower to be a safe number.<\/p>\n

Ravenmaster Barney Chandler told Metro<\/strong>: \u2018I am absolutely delighted with how they\u2019ve settled in. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018They spent their first two weeks at the Tower in my kitchen, and now that they\u2019re almost fully fledged I\u2019ve moved them into the enclosure where they\u2019ll get used to the sights and sounds of our visitors and the other ravens before venturing out on their own for the first time.  <\/p>\n

\n
\n\t\t\"Two\t<\/div>
Tower of London Ravenmaster Barney Chandler takes a close look at his new charges (Picture: \u00a9 Historic Royal Palaces)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018It couldn\u2019t have gone any better, they\u2019re siblings so they\u2019re really happy in each other\u2019s company \u2013 playing together and exploring their new space, oblivious to the visitors looking on.\u2019 <\/p>\n

Henry is named after the historic Henrys who have lived at the Tower and Poe after Edgar Allan Poe, who wrote the famous poem \u2018The Raven\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They are members of the crow family, intelligent creatures who can mimic sounds, play games and solve problems. <\/p>\n

At twice daily mealtimes the Tower ravens feed on mice, chicks, rats and assorted raw meats \u2014 with a special treat of biscuits soaked in blood.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n

\n\t\t\t\tLatest London news\t\t\t<\/h2>\n
\n