Biologists have discovered why some crows ‘craft’ elaborate hooked tools out of branched twigs. …read more Source:: Science
Tag: New Caledonian
Crafty crows know what it takes to make a good tool
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Biologists have discovered how New Caledonian crows make one of their most sophisticated tool designs — sticks with a neatly shaped hooked tip. New Caledonian crows are the only species …read more Source:: Science
Unique beak evolved with tool use in New Caledonian crow
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Cornell researchers have quantified what makes the New Caledonian crow’s beak different and how it got that way. Their findings were published March 9, 2016 in the journal Scientific Reports. …read more Source:: Science
Crows caught on camera fashioning special hook tools
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Scientists have been given an extraordinary glimpse into how wild New Caledonian crows make and use ‘hooked stick tools’ to hunt for insect prey. Biologists have captured first recordings documenting …read more Source:: Science