Wolf packs often turn out to be bigger than predicted by the theories of animal behaviorists, and a new analysis points to a previously underappreciated factor: the scrounging genius of ravens.
We are accustomed to hearing about wolves or killer whales that hunt in cooperative packs. And sometimes, conspecific animals can work in pairs. In the marshes, where I worked long ago, I could ...
As science teaches us all the time, millions of years of evolution has created some pretty interesting adaptations that allow certain species to thrive in a certain niche or place within their habitat ...
"Birdbrain" does not mean the same thing to author Bernd Heinrich as it does to most. It denotes complex thinking, finely honed evolution and the ability to maintain a committed pair bond — all ...
Scientists have revealed an unexpected candidate for the title of the world's second smartest creature - the raven. According to a pair of researchers, a bird brain is no longer a sign of stupidity; ...
Author-illustrator Willow Dawson’s latest work pays homage to ravens, known as “wolf-birds” due to their unique relationship with lupines, which is believed to have begun thousands of years ago. The ...