In a modern retelling of one of Aesop’s fables, researchers in England have shown that members of the crow family can use tools to retrieve a worm that they wouldn’t otherwise be able to reach ...

In Aesop's fable about the crow and the pitcher, ... Modifications to the Aesop's Fable Paradigm Change New Caledonian Crow Performances. PLoS ONE, 2014; 9 (7): e103049 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone ...

High order ideas like water displacement and tool manufacturing aren't beyond the reach of one very smart bird. The skills of the New Caledonian crow reveal just how complex animal brains can be.

In a modern retelling of one of Aesop's fables, British researchers have shown that members of the crow family can use tools to retrieve a worm that they wouldn't otherwise be able to reach.

Researchers presented four crows with a challenge from Aesop's fable "The Crow and the Pitcher": a container of water not quite full enough for the birds to reach with their beaks.Just like Aesop ...

In Aesop’s fable of The Crow and The Pitcher, the thirsty feathered protagonist comes across a pitcher partially filled with water, but cannot reach the delicious liquid with its beak–it’s ...

A very thirsty crow (Corvus splendens) finds a clay pitcher with a little water at the bottom. It tries every trick it knows to get to the water and fails. And then the great idea dawns.

One day, after a spell of hot weather which has dried up all the streams and ponds, ... The Crow and the Pitcher - transcript to print/download. More from this series. 20.