Tag: Hawaiian crow

Endangered Hawaiian crow species shows knack for tool use

(Reuters) — A species of crow that is extinct in the wild is ‘highly proficient’ in using tools, according to research published on Wednesday (Sept. 14) in the journal Nature. Native to Hawaii, the Alala crow is now only the second species of crow species known to have the ability to make and use tools, the study found. Until now, tool use was the exclusive domain of the New Caledonian crow, a distant cousin of the […]