While many Australians await the arrival of Santa Claus, kids in outback Australia are celebrating with their own unique Christmas icon.

Productions of “A Christmas Carol” and “The Nutcracker ... where the annual Yuletide ritual of shooing crows began in 2012. For two or three nights during the season, wildlife specialists ...

In some Russian folktales, two childless peasants made ... the world was created — Wangkarnal crows arrive at the Ngalangangpum School Christmas party by four-wheel drive or helicopter.