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However, part of our fascination comes from the fact that some people have seemingly been able to establish friendships with ...

Crows, along with other members of the Corvidae family, are some the smartest animals on Earth. A new study shows that crows, in this case the carrion crow, can count out loud just like human toddlers ...

Crows are widely recognised for their advanced problem-solving skills, strong memory, and remarkable adaptability.

When you think about the brainiacs of the animal world, chances are birds aren’t your first thought. They may be finely honed killing machines, epic world travelers, or beautiful singers. But clever?

Crows are right up there with black cats and vultures as traditionally scary critters of fall. But the bad rap on crows came from the Europeans, not us, says Kevin J. McGowan, a crow researcher from ...

Birds like crows, jackdaws, or magpies are highly intelligent and social. This raises the question of whether crows can be kept as pets. Is it a good idea–and is it allowed? PETBOOK investigated. They ...

For ages, humans and our ancestors have used tools to make hunting and gathering easier, and it was once thought that humans were among the only animals in the wild to harness this kind of ability, ...

Crows and ravens are both black birds, but that’s about where the similarities end. The two birds are notorious for clashing with one another in the wild, and curious researchers from Cornell ...

Want to learn what crows talk about when you're not around? You have to record them in stealth mode. In a union between fields, biologists and sound engineers at the University of Washington have come ...

Crows are incredibly intelligent animals, capable of all kinds of feats of cleverness, like solving problems with multiple different steps. Some groups are seizing on that fact to enlist crows in ...

Two hooded crows in a lab have wowed their human colleagues by passing a test designed to see whether animals can grasp analogies. The test presents a sample card showing two symbols, such as two ...