News tagged with new caledonian crows

Crows show advanced learning abilities

New Caledonian crows have, in the past, distinguished themselves with their advanced tool using abilities. A team of researchers from the University of Auckland and the University of Cambridge have now shown ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 5

New study of crows and parrots highlights different types of intelligence

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an experiment designed to illustrate the different ways that animals use their own unique type of intelligence to accomplish certain goals, a team of zoologists and biologists from the ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

New Caledonian crows' use of tools innovative, clever

In a new study, scientists have recorded a breed of crow using tools, such as sticks, in multiple ways.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Foraging for fat: Crafty crows use tools to fish for nutritious morsels

Researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Exeter have used CSI-style analysis to reveal the huge benefits conferred on New Caledonian crows through tool use. Their results give hard evidence of the huge ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 16, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Crows demonstrate their cleverness with tools (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- New Zealand scientists studying New Caledonian crows have found they can use three different tools in succession to gain a food treat. The crows are known to solve problems and fashion and ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (19) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Wild crows reveal tool skills

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study using motion sensitive video cameras has revealed how New Caledonian crows use tools in the wild, Oxford University scientists report.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 5

Crows can use 'up to three tools'

(PhysOrg.com) -- New experiments by Oxford University scientists reveal that New Caledonian crows can spontaneously use up to three tools in the correct sequence to achieve a goal, something never before observed ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (32) | comments 23