The messengers

5 animals believed to bring bad luck

Owls Owls are often considered messengers of the dead and their talons, skulls, bones, feathers, meat, and blood are used for black magic. They are also viewed as harbingers of bad luck and death.

Why are there so many strange birds in Edo State, Nigeria?

These birds were thought to be messengers and vigilant watchmen over the land. They bring much information to the Oba and signify the Oba's knowledge of his realm and his capacity for communication and mediation with the ancestors.
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