Are crows mind readers? Recent studies have suggested that the birds hide food because they think others will steal it -- a complex intuition that has been seen in only a select few creatures. Some ...
The video examines an unusual intelligence test comparing a crow’s problem-solving skills with those of a typical fifth grader. Researchers introduce tasks that measure reasoning, memory, and ...
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 ...
Crows have a reasoning ability rivalling that of a human seven-year-old, research has shown. Scientists came to the conclusion after subjecting six wild New Caledonian crows to a battery of tests ...
A new study of the intelligence of New Caledonian crows suggests that the birds have reasoning powers roughly equal to those of a five to seven-year-old child. The research, which was published in the ...
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Magpie vs crow: Which is actually smarter?

Both magpies and crows belong to the corvid family, a group renowned for exceptional intelligence that rivals primates in ...
The avian intelligence index is based on 2,000 reports of feeding "innovations" observed in the wild and published in ornithology journals over a period of 75 years. People tend not to like crows, ...
Crows have long been considered cunning. But their intelligence may be far more advanced than we ever thought possible. The crow’s name was Betty. And she was on her way to stardom. A gaggle of Oxford ...
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. "In the past, people thought birds were stupid," laments the aptly named scientist Christopher Bird. But ...