Whenever the issue of intelligence arises, human beings and mammals are usually the first ones to come to mind. And yet there ...

Crows perform an unusual “anting” ritual, rubbing ants on their feathers. This behaviour may reduce parasites, act as natural ...

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Animal intelligence takes many forms and often defies human expectations. Some species solve problems, communicate complex ...

Crows have a reputation for being clever, but many people don’t realize just how smart they truly are. Without speaking a word, crows have shown that they can solve problems, plan ahead, and even ...

Viral parrot videos fuel soaring demand, but behind the fame lies a deadly global trade. Conservationists reveal how social ...

Some animals can sleep with just half their brain at a time. Understanding this phenomenon can help us learn more about human ...

As a damaged U.S. helicopter struggled to stay aloft over Venezuela’s capital, the success of the entire operation hung in ...

Animals have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, taking micro naps during parenting, sleeping on the wing during ...

Love them or hate them, it's hard to go a day in Calgary without seeing magpies or hearing their iconic screech. They've ...

Following the European Union's ban on harmful pesticides, a recent study has shown that bird populations are slowly ...

Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the ...