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Meet the ravens

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There are nine ravens at the Tower today. They eat 170g of raw meat a day. Find out more about them in this video.

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   The guardians of the Tower

   There are nine ravens at the Tower today. Their lodgings are to be found next to the Wakefield Tower.
   
   Legend says that the kingdom and the Tower will fall if the six resident ravens ever leave the fortress.
   
   It was Charles II, according to the stories, who first insisted that the ravens of the Tower should be protected.