Tool use was once considered the exclusive domain of humans. While that definition has expanded to include chimps fishing for ...

New research offers a novel observation of a wolf pulling a rope to get food out of a submerged trap and expands the "biodiversity of tool use" to a wider array of animals.

Wild wolves have been spotted pulling crab traps from waters off Canada in what scientists say may be the first documented case of the animals using a tool.

A wolf was filmed pulling bait out of a submerged crab trap u2014 with some experts howling with glee that it could be the ...

A wild coastal wolf was recently caught on video using a crab trap in a manner that resembled how a person or primate would ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

When we think of intelligent animals, species like chimpanzees, dolphins and crows spring to mind, due to their charismatic behavior. There may, however, be another unexpected animal climbing the ...

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 ...