These 7 animals demonstrate how humans are not the only creatures on the planet with a proverbial toolbox. It’s a common misconception that humans are the only species on Earth that uses tools. In ...

Sea otters are smart little fellas — they have probably been using tools to capture food for millions of years. Pixabay. public domain Humans aren’t the only animals that can use tools to get a job ...

In the early 20th century, scientists maintained that one of the fundamental differences between animals and humans is that ...

Puffins use wooden sticks as tools to scratch, groom themselves and possibly dislodge ticks — suggesting that the seabirds may be smarter than was thought. Tool use is rare behaviour for animals — an ...

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Perhaps puffins aren’t as bird-brained as previously believed. A team of animal experts observed two Atlantic puffins, more than 1,000 miles apart, spontaneously scratching themselves with sticks – ...

Humpback whales have joined an exclusive list of animals that not only use but also manufacture their own tools, a new study conducted off the coast of Alaska has found. Researchers have known that ...

Humpback whales are able to adapt unique tools to hunt, according to a new study. Researchers have known for a while that the huge mammals can create 'bubble-nets' to catch prey. These bubbles are ...