Crows are intimidating birds — not merely for their menacing stare, but because they are famously intelligent. “More broadly, our findings provide evidence of true tool use in a seabird,” the study states. “This suggests tool use is rare in this group, but can no longer be considered absent.” The evidence was recorded with a camera, the video from which …
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This behaviour “fits all current definitions” of tool use, said University of Oxford zoologist Alex …
Crows could be the smartest animal other than primates Getty Images Crows have long been considered cunning. “At the very least, it forces us to reassess how insightful Betty’s behaviour was.” New Caledonian crows belong to the corvid family of birds – as do jackdaws, rooks, jays, magpies and ravens. Some birds, like the New Caledonian crows he studies – …
