The notion that crows and ravens might reward humans who provide them food motivated the title of the book Tony Angell and I recently published (Gifts of the Crow; 2012 Simon and Schuster). When I ...

Birds make popular pets, though most birds that are currently kept as companion animals are exotic, tropical varieties that are more like tame wild creatures than actual domesticated animals. Birds ...

New Jersey is home to an abundance of wondrous creatures. Some, like crows and ravens, may seem like an everyday occurrence in our lives, but it’s worth taking a moment to appreciate just how ...

Corvus splendens — Corvus meaning ‘raven’ in Latin and splendens meaning ‘shining’ or ‘brilliance’ — is a fitting name for the strikingly intelligent birds that house crows are. Crows have long ...

Ravens are some of the most fascinating creatures on Earth, and thanks to years of scientific research, we’re finally beginning to understand the full scope of raven intelligence and the incredible ...