A fish using tools to crack open a stubborn clam shell has been caught on video for the first time. The clip, shot in 2009 off the Pacific island of Palau, shows an orange-dotted tuskfish (Choerodon ...

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 ...

Long considered the exclusive domain of primates and birds, tool use has now been observed in fish. A study reveals that this surprising ability is found exclusively in wrasses, a family of reef fish.

A professional diver has captured what several researchers believe to be the first photographic evidence of a fish using tools to eat. A series of six photos appear to show a Blackspot tuskfish in the ...

In recent decades scientists have discovered animals from primates to birds and marine mammals can use tools — a capacity once thought to be exclusive to humans. Now scientists have discovered fish ...

The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. This chimpanzee is using a stick to fish for termites. New research out of the ...