Photo: Bird Flu Fears Spur Tower of London to Move Ravens Indoors

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Tower of London Raven Master Derrick Coyle holds one of the landmark's famous resident ravens. Ravens have lived on the grounds of the Tower since the 1600s, and legend says that the kingdom will fall if the ravens leave. To protect them from bird flu, Coyle has moved the ravens indoors.

Photograph courtesy Tower of London

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