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After Using Tools, Crows are Happier and Behave More Optimistically: ‘The pleasure of accomplishment’
By Peter Reuell, Harvard Gazette
It’s no secret crows are smart. They’re notorious for frustrating attempts to keep them from tearing into garbage cans; more...
Scientists Studying Crows Get Big Surprise –They’re So Smart They Understand the Concept of Zero
Building on substantial evidence of crow consciousness, a German university has proven some crows can learn to recognize 'zero' as a counting unit.
While that...
New Research Shows Why Crows Are So Intelligent and Even Self-Aware—Just Like Us
Crows, rooks, and ravens, a family of birds known as corvids, are pretty dang smart. In some ways, some crows are as smart as...
This Hacker Built a Vending Machine for Crows as an Ingenious Response to a Cocktail Party Argument
In this jaw-dropping presentation, Joshua Klein talks about the lessons that can be learned from his open source design for corvid vending machines.
Your New Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
Parrots Kept as Pets Were Taught to Video Call Each Other—and They Loved It
Over 20 million parrots are kept as pets in American households, and a study wanted to see if these social birds would enjoy video...
Discovery: Cockatoos Know to Bring Multiple Tools When Fishing For Nuts–An Ability Only Seen in Chimpanzees
Goffin's cockatoos have been added to the short list of non-human animals that use and transport sets of tools. In a study publishing in...
The Humble Pigeon Uses Same Learning Process as Artificial Intelligence, Says Iowa Study
Can a pigeon match wits with artificial intelligence? At a very basic level, yes.
In a new study, psychologists at the University of Iowa examined...
Birds Have Self Control Just Like Humans–And Some Have a Lot of It
Birds have self control—just like humans, according to new research that found Eurasian jays can resist a tempting snack when they know waiting will...
Mythbusted: Goldfish Have Great Memories and Are Even Used as a Model Species of Fish Cognition
Quick, what animal has a terrible memory? Goldfish of course, everybody knows that.
Sticking to the nautical theme, this is actually as big a myth...
Genius Scarecrow Competition Attracts Thousands to Village – LOOK
Thousands of people flocked to a little English village to see homeowners decorate their properties with comical creations as part of an annual scarecrow...
A Talking Crow Befriending a School Has a Foul-Mouth But is Still Beloved by Kids in Oregon
In one Oregon town, kids at a local school noticed that a particularly nosey and brave crow seemed dead-set on getting into the classroom.
Sure...
After Years of Helping Crow Family, Man Was Left ‘Mind-Blown’ Over Their Homemade Gifts in Return
An amateur Seattle bird watcher was stunned to discover that the neighborly crow family in his front yard had left him two “mind-blowing” gifts.
Farmers Tempt Endangered Cranes Back – By Switching to Grow Their Favorite Food
Cranes in Cambodia are getting a helping hand from an unlikely source, as rice farmers sign up to take a pay cut in the...
Clever Cockatoos Craft 3-Piece Tool Set to Extract Fruit – Becoming Only 4th Animal Species to Do So
Truly astonishing behavior has just been recorded in a pair of wild Goffin's Cockatoos, who like expert bandits, manufactured an entire three-piece set of...
Falcons Have Natural ‘Eye Makeup’ to Improve Hunting Ability, Scientists Discover
Dark 'eyeliner' feathers of peregrine falcons act as sun shields to improve the birds' hunting ability, a new scientific study suggests.
Scientists have long speculated...
Don’t Worry, Birds Won’t Become Dependent on You Feeding Them, Says Study
Oregon State University researchers have some good news for the well-meaning masses who place bird feeders in their yards: The small songbirds who visit...
5 Experiments Proving Invertebrates Are Much More Aware than We Think
Swat a fly; who cares, it's not like they have feelings. Or do they?
Jonathan Balcombe is an English ethologist—a studier of animal behavior—and has...
Figaro the Toolmaking Cockatoo Taught His Mates How to Craft Tools – And Stunned Scientists
A Goffin's cockatoo named Figaro and his friends have long been stunning researchers with their ability to craft and use tools, requiring levels of...
Photographer Uses Lockdown to Snap Photos of Amazing Wild Birds in Garden –All From the Kitchen Window
A dedicated wildlife photographer has used lockdown to catalogue the parade of beautiful birds visiting his garden—and has snapped all of the pictures through...