Now that Dr. Ortega-Jiménez’s curiosity about flamingo-instigated fluid dynamics has been satisfied, he plans to turn his attention to what is going on inside the birds’ beaks during feeding.

"A thirsty crow wanted water from a pitcher, so he filled it with pebbles to raise the water level to drink," summarizes a famous Aesop Fable.While this tale is thousands of years old, animal ...

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 ...

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 ...

Finch Beak Data Sheet: Few people have the tenacity of ecologists Peter and Rosemary Grant , willing to spend part of each year since 1973 in a tent on a tiny, barren volcanic island in the Galapagos.

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 Cite This Page : ...

These birds don’t just use their beaks for eating or survival; in many cases, their colourful bills play important roles in communication, mating displays, ...

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.

The right side of Bald Eagle 390’s beak as of March 24, 2025. A protein called keratin is showing signs of growth, following meticulous care from a rehabilitation team in Missouri.

A new study details the evolutionary change of Anna's Hummingbirds, finding their beaks have grown longer and more tapered to get the most from common feeders.