Tool use was once considered the exclusive domain of humans. While that definition has expanded to include chimps fishing for ...

New Caledonian crows may find tool use fun, according to a new study. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- Getting food is nice. But scoring that food through clever tool use is even ...

Video from the coast of British Columbia may be the first documented instance of a wild wolf using a tool, according to the researchers who published it on Monday.

Humpback whales might be a lot smarter than we first thought, scientists have found. These marine giants may create and wield their own tools, according to a new paper in the journal Royal Society ...

A wolf was filmed pulling bait out of a submerged crab trap u2014 with some experts howling with glee that it could be the ...

A wild coastal wolf was recently caught on video using a crab trap in a manner that resembled how a person or primate would ...

You may be familiar with the debate. Some biologists, anthropologists, and psychologists claim that several nonhuman animal species have culture. They point to two kinds of evidence to support their ...

While the “smart” animal club has been steadily adding new members, the world’s whales can be considered among the founders. The roughly 50 million-year-old animal lineage shows evidence of their own ...

Birds and wasps do it. So do octopuses, otters, polar bears and dolphins. A surprising number of animals use tools, and scientists say there are... Myth Busting: The Truth About Animals And Tools A ...

Associated Press Thursday, March 6, 2025 9:49 a.m. | Thursday, March 6, 2025 9:49 a.m. WASHINGTON — Early humans were regularly using animal bones to make cutting tools 1.5 million years ago. A newly ...