Scientists have debunked the belief that using tools is unique to mammals and birds, after documenting tropical fish that smash shellfish against rocks to open and eat the meat, in a fascinating new ...

Learning how to use advanced tackle is a significant but overlooked barrier for introducing new, and especially young, anglers to fishing. For experienced anglers, operating a baitcasting reel and a ...

Researchers at Oregon State University are using a tool to predict freshwater fish species at risk of endangerment, hoping to ...

A wolf was filmed pulling bait out of a submerged crab trap — with some experts howling with glee that it could be the first documented evidence of the beasts using tools. The female wolf was recently ...

A new study confirms a theory that humpbacks are a tool-using species, as they deploy nets of bubbles to catch fish and krill. Humpback whales (like these in the coastal waters of the Antarctic ...

Behavioral ecologist Michael Weiss was browsing through new drone footage of the orca pods he studies in the Salish Sea when he spotted one of the killer whales carrying something green in its mouth ...

An Austrian cow named Veronika can use different parts of a wooden push broom to scratch herself, in the first verified instance of cattle using tools, cognitive biologists reported Monday in the ...

We now know that a wide variety of animals use tools, and some clever surprises are among them. 1 Examples involving invertebrates, reptiles, fish, birds, and mammals show different levels of ...