Crows and their close relatives ravens are known to be quite intelligent, with scientific experiments showing how they can hitch rides on bald eagles and remember the faces of captors. New research ...

Scientists have discovered yet another reason to never get on a crow's bad side. According to new research reported by Gizmodo, members of at least one crow species can build tools from memory, rather ...

The super-smart New Caledonian crow tends to tip its head to one particular side when it is wielding tools. Researchers have figured out why. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to ...

A new study using motion sensitive video cameras has revealed how New Caledonian crows use tools in the wild. A new study using motion sensitive video cameras has revealed how New Caledonian crows use ...

Researchers have documented wild crows creating and using hooked tools. While experiments in controlled settings have shown that New Caledonian crows, widely considered as one of the most intelligent ...

The crows of New Caledonia—a French territory in the South Pacific—are famous for their use of tools. Over the last decade, scientists have recorded the birds fashioning twigs into skewer-like ...

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The remarkable tool making of crows offers scientists a chance to search in other species for the equivalent of human handedness, say New Zealand researchers. New Caledonian crows make probes from ...

Tool use among animals isn’t common, but it is spread widely across our evolutionary tree. Critters from sea otters to cephalopods have been observed using tools in the wild. In most of these ...

A study reveals that New Caledonian crows enjoy using tools to complete tasks. The study also shows the birds experience a mood boost when they get a little handy. Crows: They're just like us. The ...

Two species on Earth are known to use hook-shaped tools: humans and New Caledonian crows. And now, for the first time, the people have caught the birds using them on camera. There are crows all over ...