This is undoubtedly a proud moment for crows and the humans who were testing them. Cognitive neurobiologist at the University ...

New Caledonian crows are smart enough to create their own tools — in the wild and the lab — by shaping one end of a stick or wire into a hook to retrieve food beyond the reach of their beaks.

Try explaining to a teacher that a crow flew off with your homework. Years ago, Tricia McNamara, then 12, played soccer with her Rockville, Maryland, classmates before school. A crow the kids had ...

Despite the difficulty, the crows succeeded, proving these scavengers are actually quite smart. They consistently identified shapes that were just slightly off, detecting differences based on ...

Crows have roots in folklore and mythology because of how intelligent they are - so intelligent, in fact, that they're considered one of the world's smartest animals. While we may never know how ...

Besides being dark and mysterious, crows are extremely intelligent birds. So smart, in fact, that it might be a little bit scary. Even though their brains are the size of a human thumb ...

At home in cities, suburbs and rural farmlands, crows seem to be everywhere. One of Kentucky’s most abundant bird species, ...

Crows are not just clever, they’re on par with human children in terms of intelligence. In this eye-opening video, we explore the incredible brainpower of crows and how their cognitive abilities match ...

“No one should be surprised that crows are ‘smart.’” Williams, a professor of biology at Williams College in Massachusetts, was not involved in the study. The research was inspired by ...