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Researchers have made startling discoveries in recent years about a crow’s ability to communicate, solve problems, remember people, and use tools. What they’re discovering about crow brains is ...

Corvus splendens — Corvus meaning ‘raven’ in Latin and splendens meaning ‘shining’ or ‘brilliance’ — is a fitting name for the strikingly intelligent birds that house crows are. Crows have long ...

In their first experiment, Marzluff’s team captured seven fledgling crows while wearing caveman masks. The birds remembered the experience and each time someone walked across campus wearing the ...

Both magpies and crows belong to the corvid family, a group renowned for exceptional intelligence that rivals primates in ...

Cigarette butts account for about 62 percent of Sweden’s street litter, according to the Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation, and ...

Several years ago, Christian Rutz started to wonder whether he was giving his crows enough credit. Rutz, a biologist at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and his team were capturing wild New ...

Birds are brilliant animals, and crows are among the most intelligent. They’re often too smart for their own good, and they are capable of recognizing and remembering people they interact with. That’s ...