Crows have an unspoken motto: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but they sure can come in handy. Two new studies unveil the ability of at least some crows to use tools in sophisticated ways, ...

New Caledonian crows have given scientists yet another display of their tool-using prowess. Scientists from New Zealand's University of Auckland have found that the birds are able to use three tools ...

Using tools in the animal kingdom is a rare ability, something that only a few species have been able to demonstrate. It now seems that another bird is set to join this select few, as the Hawaiian ...

Researchers have used CSI-style analysis to reveal the huge benefits conferred on New Caledonian crows through tool use. Their results give hard evidence of the huge evolutionary advantage that can be ...

Crows are well known for their clever tricks but now they have been caught on camera making and using hook like tools. Ecologists fitted special tiny tail cameras that can see beneath the birds' ...

Here's some news that will justify your corvid love. A new research project in Hawaii, described in a recent issue of Nature, has revealed that crows throughout the world are capable of evolving tool ...

Crows have shown that two tools are better than one when it comes to problem solving, scientists say. A University of Auckland study has revealed that New Caledonian crows can use separate tools in ...

Video: Researchers attached mini video cameras to crows to see if they used tools in the wild Tiny cameras attached to New Caledonian crows’ tail feathers are offering new insights into the birds’ ...

Crows share an interesting set of behaviors with humans: they like to play, and they often use tools. We know that humans play to learn. When toddlers knock over a pile of blocks, they're developing ...

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Researchers at the universities of Oxford and Vienna have filmed birds complete problem-solving tasks in ...

Ecologists have used a tail-mounted "crow cam" to catch wild New Caledonian crows in the act of making and using hook-shaped tools. This species is well-known for its clever tool tricks, but studying ...