“Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans” by John Marzluff and Tony Angell (Atria,$15). New in paperback: Marzluff, a renowned corvid expert and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Are crows among the smartest animals of all? Many scientists think that corvids - the family of birds that includes crows, ravens, rooks ...

“There were three ravens sat on a tree, they were as black as they could be. … Then one of them said to his make, where should we our breakfast take?” That’s a ballad I often enjoy singing, from ...

The idea that "the brain is bigger in intelligence is the higher intelligence" was the common belief among biologists, but the latest research suggests that crows of smaller brains than primates are ...

Colored in various shades of grey and black, crows and ravens are hard to distinguish. But is there a way to tell the difference? Just listen to their call! https://p ...

Researchers have long suspected that corvids - the family of birds including ravens, crows and magpies - are highly intelligent. Researchers have long suspected that corvids - the family of birds ...

Editor’s note: Montana Birding is a monthly article featuring bird species of the Upper Clark Fork River Valley from Butte to Garrison. Author Gary Swant hopes the column will inspire people to take ...

Curious about the significance of a black bird crossing your path? Here's what you need to know about the meaning of crows and ravens. Thanks to Edgar Allen Poe and Alfred Hitchcock, crows and ravens ...

What is familiar, but not often seen, mysterious and can be heard in Napa County’s night hours? Of course, it’s the owl. There are a number of owl species dwelling in the county, and to be fair, not ...

It's good news for an animal typically considered a bad omen. Mortimer the raven is actually a crow, and that means Evangeline MacKinnon doesn`t have to turn him over to be euthanized. In a case of ...