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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 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 ...

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, ...

New Caledonian crows are a smart, capable species known for their innovative tool-making skills. Mango the crow, who lives at Oxford University, is a member of this species, but he recently did ...

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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 ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. It’s a fascinating question that intrigues ...

Many animals, including crows, chimps, orangutans, and octopuses, have mastered what we once thought was a humans-only trick: using tools. A lot of research on the subject has focused on how animals ...

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 ...

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?

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