Greater vasa parrots have officially been granted membership in the exclusive club of animals that use tools, thanks to a recently published study that found they can do something never seen before in ...

It’s no secret that parrots are smart. Aside from mimicking human speech, they display some impressive problem-solving abilities. But unlike other brainy birds such as crows, they’re not regular tool ...

A species of parrots found in Madagascar and Comoros was found to use tools – a first among parrots. Researchers were therefore initially surprised to find that it was the males, not the females who ...