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02-13-2016, 10:13 AM | #1 | |||
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This has been on the internet recently.... Two species of birds in Australia have been seen carrying burning twigs to start fires which flush out prey for them.
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02-13-2016, 06:10 PM | #2 | |||
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Thanks mrsD.
Australian birds are pretty smart . .
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02-14-2016, 04:18 AM | #3 | |||
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My first thought was to wonder why there was this sudden spate of articles online in the past week. I figured it was a myth and thought that it must be mentioned in Indigenous stories or the Dreamtime and I wanted to know more. I did find some interesting reading after searching for the name mentioned in the second link. This is probably where it all began. It has more detail...
. This is a great article and has lots to read in the comments section at the bottom of the page. That's from 2011 . 2015 Last edited by Lara; 02-14-2016 at 05:01 AM. |
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02-14-2016, 05:04 AM | #4 | |||
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Thanks Lara - that is fascinating.
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02-14-2016, 05:30 AM | #5 | |||
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It is fascinating that's for sure.
There was a link in the comments section regarding "Clever tool use in parrots and crows". Problem solving by the kea, a New Zealand parrot, and the New Caledonian crow. . |
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02-14-2016, 05:53 AM | #6 | |||
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I did not know that about Kea.
They are certainly very inquisitive - they tend to hang out in carparks in the alpine regions of the South Island - attacking windscreen wipers is a source of fascination for them.
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02-14-2016, 08:47 AM | #7 | |||
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It is well known and I have seen it myself, that gulls will
drop mussels and clams on rocks from above to crack them open.
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02-14-2016, 03:16 PM | #8 | |||
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Aeschylus was killed in 455bc when an Eagle dropped a Tortoise on his bald head, mistaking it for a rock on which to smash it's shell open.
I have seen documentaries showing crows using sticks to solve puzzles and to dig grubs out of holes in trees in the wild: Are crows the ultimate problem solvers? - Inside …: . Dave.
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02-14-2016, 05:39 PM | #9 | |||
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Perhaps we should set the crow and firehawks to solving some of the world's problems...
. Most impressive!
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