The wolf “appears to demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the multi-step connection between the floating buoy and the ...

New research offers a novel observation of a wolf pulling a rope to get food out of a submerged trap and expands the ...

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.

This still image of a wolf at night comes from a camera trap, which was part of an experiment investigating wolf behavior in ...

Many animals have been observed using tools. For example, chimps tear leaves off of branches and stick them into holes to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The wolf seemed to know exactly what she was doing. She leapt into the water, fetched a fishing float and brought it to shore ...