The tail-mounted cameras capture the view from beneath each crow's belly (footage: J Troscianko, C Rutz) Ecologists have used a tail-mounted "crow cam" to catch wild New Caledonian crows in the act of ...

These captive New Caledonian crows showed how they assembled a rod using two separate parts, a barrel and a plunger, without any help THIS video shows how these remarkable crows have learned how to ...

Hawaiian crows are among the world's only birds with an ability to forage for food using tools, scientists have said. While crows are known to be particularly smart, this rare and remarkable behaviour ...

She may be a featherbrain but Betty the New Caledonian crow has achieved academic stardom by becoming the first animal other than man to show a basic understanding of cause and effect. Scientists at ...

The animal kingdom is full of fascinating creatures. Although birds have historically been thought to have limited intelligence due to the size of their brains, recent research is rapidly disproving ...

Dr Christian Rutz described his realisation that the crows might use tools as a 'eureka moment', A bird so rare that it is now extinct in the wild has joined a clever animal elite - the Hawaiian crow ...

Scientists have confirmed that a species of wild crow from New Caledonia in the South Pacific can craft tools. The birds were observed bending twigs into hooks to extract food hidden in wooden logs.

Watch how Emma the crow creates the currency required to operate a vending machine. A small South Pacific island is home to a crow with remarkable abilities that have scientists hooked. New Caledonian ...