Crows appear to make tools right-handedly

The remarkable tool making of crows offers scientists a chance to search in other species for the equivalent of human handedness, say New Zealand researchers.

A New Caledonian crow pokes with a stick to dislodge hard-to-reach morsels. Hunt

New Caledonian crows make probes from tree leaves to poke at hard-to-reach prey, explains Gavin Hunt of the University of Auckland.