Male jackdaws don't stick around to console their mate after a traumatic experience, new research shows. Jackdaws usually mate for life and, when breeding, females stay at the nest with eggs while ...

"Traditionally, it is thought that flocking -- and other collective behaviour like swarms, fish schools and human crowds -- occurs when each individual follows an identical set of rules to every ...

For this week's Living World, Joanna Pinnock heads to a site in Cambridgeshire which is currently part of a long term study into jackdaw behaviour. Here she meets Dr Alex on a... Show more For ...

a long-term study of jackdaw behaviour and cognition in sites across Cornwall. In playbacks at nest-box colonies during the breeding season, they broadcast the warning calls of a resident from ...

Konrad Lorenz, the famous zoologist, also worked with the jackdaw on his ethology (animal behavior) research when he discovered the imprinting phenomenon that shows very young animals follow ...

Eyes can also be a warning to others: when pictures of eyes are on display, it encourages generosity and has been said to discourage antisocial behaviour ... Even when a jackdaw has claimed ...