More than 30 million crows fly around the U.S., but the black birds may be among the least understood animals in the country. Now, new research is providing insight into their soaring intelligence and ...

), the most intelligent bird species in North America and perhaps the world, have at least 23 different inflections or combinations of "caw" and can mimic dogs, cats, human voices, chickens and other ...

I love it when animals can solve puzzles and problems that I can’t even figure out. Here’s a crow going through a bunch of different exercises to show its understanding of size, weight, density, the ...

Researchers can now 'hitch a ride' with wild birds and witness their natural and undisturbed behaviour. Scientists developed miniaturised video cameras with integrated radio-tags that can be carried ...

Noel Kirkpatrick is an editor and writer based in Tacoma, Washington. He covers many topics, including animals, science, and the environment. It's easy for us humans to fish food out of jars with ...

Caledonian crows are famed for their smarts. They have been known to properly interpret reflections to find food and their ability to make and use tools rivals chimpanzees for sophistication. But ...

Under achievers The notion of the clever crow has been delivered a blow with a New Zealand study showing the birds do not mentally plan how to "solve problems". Dr Alex Taylor, at the University of ...

Crows may be some of the most innovative toolmakers in the animal kingdom, say researchers. A team at Oxford University, UK, observed Betty, a New Caledonian crow, shaping a hook from a straight piece ...

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