{"id":516529,"date":"2026-04-06T21:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/516529\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T21:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:26:12","slug":"rescued-raven-learns-to-imitate-dramatic-sneeze-of-prince-george-shelter-operator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/516529\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescued raven learns to imitate ‘dramatic’ sneeze of Prince George shelter operator"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ravens and crows are known as talented mimics, but one particular bird is catching attention for his unusual, and ear-shattering, choice of impression.<\/p>\n

“I’m a dramatic sneezer and he hooked onto that immediately,” said Dayna Slater, the founder of Good Caws Crow Rescue in Prince George, B.C. <\/p>\n

“He’s like, ‘I like to make noise, too, let’s do that.'”<\/p>\n

WATCH | Huxley’s sneezes:\"\"<\/p>\n

Rescued raven \u2018Huxley\u2019 imitates loud sneeze<\/p>\n

A raven in the care of Good Caws Crow Rescue in Prince George, B.C. has started saying his own name \u2014 and imitating the sneeze of the rescue’s founder.<\/p>\n

Slater has shared video of Huxley, a three-year-old raven, sitting in her backyard repeatedly making a loud sneezing noise, in between rounds of saying his own name. <\/p>\n

“It’s his favourite thing to do in the morning,” she told CBC Radio West host Sarah Penton. “So far the neighbours haven’t said too much, they do love birds.”<\/p>\n

Slater founded Good Caws after friends and neighbours started contacting her about injured corvids they had come across, knowing her love of the birds. <\/p>\n

WATCH | Huxley’s wide range of activities:\"\"<\/p>\n

Rescued raven shows big personality<\/p>\n

Huxley the raven was rescued by Good Caws Crow Rescue in Prince George, B.C., in 2023. He is now a permanent resident and ambassador for the non-profit.<\/p>\n

Realizing there was nowhere in the region for them to be rehabilitated, she took the step of becoming a licensed wildlife rescue able to care for crows, ravens and magpies in the region. She currently has 20 birds in care, including 10 crows, two ravens and two magpies.<\/p>\n

“They’re creatures of myth and legend in so many cultures,” she said. “They deserve respect and help.”<\/p>\n

Huxley came to her in 2023 as a hatchling that had tumbled from his nest. Unable to fly, he’s a permanent resident and ambassador for the rescue, which also seeks to return birds to the wild when it’s able.<\/p>\n

LISTEN | Slater shares the story of Huxley:<\/p>\n

Radio West2:59Meet Huxley, the sneezing raven<\/p>\n

Good Caws Crow Rescue Dayna Slater tells Sarah Penton about her rescued raven who has taken to imitating her ‘dramatic’ sneezes.<\/p>\n

He is a prime example of why Slater says she loves the birds, showing a strong sense of personality and intelligence. <\/p>\n

She says Huxley loves squeaky toys, baths and his companion, a crow named Bobbi. He also has strong dislikes, including the snow and cold, preferring to move indoors during extreme winter weather.<\/p>\n

And aside from sneezing, he has a few other favourite phrases picked up from his time with Slater, including his own name and “That’s not cool,” something Slater tells him when he nips her while being petted.<\/p>\n

“He just generally likes to serenade all the birds in the rescue with his jibber-jabber,” Slater said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":516530,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":{"0":"post-516529","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-science","9":"tag-uk","10":"tag-united-kingdom","11":"tag-unitedkingdom","12":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/516530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}