Dive into the world of animals with the most bizarre and outlandish appearances in nature. From birds with dramatic beaks ...

Researchers have modelled a pair of tweezers to mimic the shape of the 4.3 centimetre average beak of the New Caledonian crow (Corvus moneduloides) – an intelligent species of bird known to use ...

Instead of a pitcher full of water, as the original fable depicts, the team used a clear tube long enough that the crow's beak couldn’t touch the bottom, but the bird could easily see its contents.

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.

Tweezers based on the shape of a crow’s beak can work better at picking up objects than the types people have used for thousands of years. Archaeologists have found tweezers dating back to 2450 ...

After all, most birds snatch prey just fine using only their beaks and feet. Toolmaking among crows may have happened by chance, and then tool use become ingrained in their biology.

Beak: Ravens have a larger, curvier beak with more pronounced feathers at their base. Vocalizations: Crows are well-known for their versatile caw s whereas ravens' vocalizations vary from low ...

The birds—black, pileated, and great spotted woodpeckers—covered a range of body sizes and geographies. The team tracked the movements of several points on the beak, eye, and skull to ...

Beak shape and nest material use in birds. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2023; 378 (1884) DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0147 ...