The study shows that other factors than size such as neuronal density and structure play important roles in determining the level of intelligence. The study was led by researchers at Lund University ...

Crows and their corvid kin have brains that, relative to their body size, are among the largest of any bird. Crows congregate in Burnaby, British Columbia. Research suggests that like humans and other ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. To find out, we asked some expert corvid researchers—corvids being the bird ...

As a naturalist at the Nature Discovery Center on Vail Mountain, I am commonly asked about the large black and white bird people see hopping around town. Perhaps to a local, this bird has lost its ...

Crows, ravens, and other corvids are sometimes called feathered apes. Like primates, these birds form social groups, use tools, solve puzzles, recognize faces, and enjoy a good joke (especially if ...

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

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