A study of New Caledonian crows, which use sticks to fish beetle larvae out of tree trunks, shows exactly how advantageous tool use can be for animals. "Evolutionarily, animals that use tools have an ...

Crows are some of the smartest birds on the planet. They boast great memories, complex social lives, and are extremely ...

New Caledonian crows are known for their toolmaking, but Alex Taylor and his colleagues wanted to understand just how advanced they could be. Once, in captivity, when a New Caledonian male crow had ...

Mounting tiny video cameras to the tail feathers of crows, researchers discovered that the birds use a variety of tools to seek food, and even make their own tools, plucking, smoothing and bending ...

Crows are rewriting our understanding of intelligence. These birds meticulously select and shape tools for specific tasks. They even use one tool to get another, showcasing advanced planning. Their ...