Credit: Sarah Jelbert/PLOS One/CC BY 4.0 Did that crow just figure out how to get food out of that tube? Yeah, it did. What do you notice about what it did before getting the food? Why did it select ...

Crows recently demonstrated an understanding of the concept of zero. It’s only the latest evidence of animals’ talents for numerical abstraction — which may still differ from our own grasp of numbers.

(CNN) — Perhaps “birdbrained” isn’t such an insult after all –– crows, the ubiquitous urban bird, can vocally count up to four, the latest research has found. Not only can the inquisitive creatures ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Are animals smart? – Deron It’s a fascinating ...

Researchers have long thought that songbirds unleash their colorful vocalizations involuntarily in response to activities happening around them, such as food availability, mating opportunities, and ...

Many people don’t realize it, but animals can be particularly intelligent when it comes to matters of problem-solving. In this video, we see a lone crow’s intellect being put to the test. The bird ...

The crow that was shot by a blow dart Tuesday morning (photo courtesy AWLA) Arlington’s animal control office is trying to figure out who shot a crow with a blow dart in Fairlington this morning.

It’s a fascinating question that intrigues millions of pet owners, animal lovers, veterinarians and scientists all over the world: Just how smart are animals? Scientists once believed a brain with ...