Crows have long been known for their clever tricks, but new research shows they may be even smarter than we thought. Scientists have discovered that crows can recognize geometric patterns—a skill once ...

Corvus splendens — Corvus meaning ‘raven’ in Latin and splendens meaning ‘shining’ or ‘brilliance’ — is a fitting name for the strikingly intelligent birds that house crows are. Crows have long ...

Crows have a sense of geometric intuition much like our own, a new study reveals. They can detect the 'odd one out' in a set of geometric shapes, and have an affinity for geometric regularity – shapes ...

While all of these animals possess qualities that could classify them as highly intelligent animals, there is one important animal that often gets forgotten when we think of the smartest in the ...

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 ...

Some years ago, a bird researcher visited a famous institute that deals with primate cognition to give a talk. When the director of the institute introduced the bird researcher and his talk, he used ...

Squares, triangles, circles - these geometric shapes appear everywhere in art and architecture going back all through human history. Geometric regularity seems to be something that the human brain is ...

Birds are brilliant animals, and crows are among the most intelligent. They’re often too smart for their own good, and they are capable of recognizing and remembering people they interact with. That’s ...