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Becasue a long time ago they used to carry crows on board with them so when they couldn't see the land they would send out the crow and follow it because a crow's natural instinct is to fly towards land. They would keep the crow in its cage high up on the mast and the crow would make its nest in the cage; therefore, the name crow's nest was born.

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