Jackdaws were also able to read human gaze direction and pointing to find hidden food, said the scientists. Unlike most birds, jackdaws' eyes have a dark pupil surrounded by a silvery white iris.

Wild jackdaws can selectively adjust their social associations while preserving valuable long-term relationships. Nature Communications, 2023; 14 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40808-7 ...

Jackdaws can learn from each other to identify "dangerous" humans, new research shows. The birds are known to recognise individual people, and respond differently to those they see as a threat. In ...

On cold, dark winter mornings, small black crows known as jackdaws can be heard calling loudly to one another from their winter roosting spots in the U.K. before taking off simultaneously right ...

On cold, dark winter mornings, small black crows known as jackdaws can be heard calling loudly to one another from their winter roosting spots in the U.K. before taking off simultaneously right ...