Thursday, July 13, 2023

Crows give anti-birders the (metaphorical) finger


In a remarkably intelligent act of defiance Carrion crows and Eurasian magpies are using metal anti-bird spikes, meant to deter them, as nest-building materials. And they position them strategically as a defense against predatory birds. How clever is that?

Read more in the Online Journal of the Natural History Museum Rotterdam

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