rocks

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In between are Egyptian vultures, which use rocks to crack open ostrich eggs—genuine tool use—but when presented with rocks and chicken eggs simply cannot figure out what to do, suggesting a rather circumscribed “intelligence.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

He took the rocks out of the building a little bit at a time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

He told police that he been walking ahead of his father when he heard the sound of rocks sliding and turned to see that Isak Andic had fallen.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

For the first time, they directly measured hydrogen escaping from these billion-year-old rocks, tracked how it builds up over time, and mapped where the gas is concentrated.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

He felt each pad strike the rocks as never before.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver