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From mealworm exchanges to token trades, birds show self-control that rivals that of primates. What does that mean for animal intelligence?
As I write this column the sun is just coming up over Spread Eagle Mountain in Keene Valley. Astronomically speaking, it is just past summer solstice time, so sunrise comes early. I am bleary still ...
The Arizona State program has been named the winner of the first Commissioner's Cup for athletic, academic excellence ...
The rapper re-created the cover of her forthcoming albu, “Am I the Drama?,” as the crow was perched on her right hand, continuously fluttering its wings.
A family of ravens have set up home on a Lincolnshire TV and radio transmitter. The birds have built a nest about a third of ...
Crows are birds known for their intelligence, their adaptability, and their loud, harsh "caw." They're part of the same family as ravens, jays, magpies and nutcrackers. Different crow species live ...
Your juvenile crow, however, might be a common raven. Crows and ravens look very much the same, but ravens have a different sounding call, which is very much like the one you describe.
Scientists discover crows can plan ahead and understand other minds in groundbreaking new study ‘Birdbrain’ used to be a common insult but corvids have such surprising intelligence ...
Ravens are among the smartest species of birds. In fact, experts consider birds within the Corvid family (which includes ravens, crows, magpies, and jays) to be the most intelligent of all birds.
It’s easy to confuse crows and ravens because both are solid black and as goth as the night is long—but a few characteristics give their identities away.
Imagine standing in a quiet forest and hearing a low, rolling croak echo through the trees. Suddenly, a glossy-black bird swoops overhead, its wings beating with slow, deliberate power. Was that a ...