Why do chatty parrots keep secrets? Why are crows associated with the supernatural realms? How does folklore about birds affect human interaction with animals? This fall's themester focuses on the interaction between humans and non-human animals and the Folklore Collections holds materials covering all aspects of bird-human relationships and more!
Come up to the 7th floor of Herman B Wells Library and check out the poster in the Folklore Collection & peruse the Folklore Collection's materials on folktales and ballads.
Read more about the crow-human relationship in the blog post The Intelligent Crow: Exploring Human-Animal Relationships Cross-Culturally from HRAF.