22 December 2021
Performing magic tricks with Eurasian jays helps scientists to understand the animals’ powers of perception, but also their ability to read minds, remember the past and anticipate the future.
17 August 2021
Eurasian jays squawk and fly away when shown a cups-and-balls-style magic trick in which their favourite snacks are swapped out for other foods
19 March 2021
Flamingos might be highly recognisable, but there are competing theories about one of their distinctive characteristics - why they stand on one leg
3 October 2019
Young zebra finches that have never heard adults sing learned to produce notes of different lengths because of false memories researchers implanted in their brains
6 August 2019
In experiments conducted in UK seaside towns, only 26 per cent of herring gulls tried to steal chips when they were being watched
13 February 2019
The unusual fin-shaped lumps on cassowaries’ heads help them shed heat in hot weather, suggesting a similar purpose for crests on dinosaurs
9 January 2019
New Caledonian crows are famous for their clever tool-making abilities. Now it seems they are also able to guess an object's weight by watching it move
12 December 2018
When humans have vanished from Earth, one of the most enduring marks of our impact will be the sudden appearance of copious chicken bones in the fossil record
7 November 2018
Lake Bogoria in Kenya is home to a colourful range of microbial life and attracted 1.3 million flamingos that feasted on colourful cyanobacteria
22 June 2017
Huge survey reveals that bird species spending more time on the wing tend to have long or pointy eggs
