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Raiding bee hives, honeyguide birds, mutualism(?), and journalism

Started By OhNoNotAgain , May 29 2021 7:22 PM

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#1 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted May 29 2021 - 7:22 PM

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So today I heard about the amazing cooperation between humans and the honeyguide bird, a bird that has some kind of ancestral understanding that humans will get it bee larvae and beeswax if it leads humans to the hive. In fact humans have a special call that brings in WILD honeyguide birds to lead humans. But this one group of humans double-crosses the birds and doesn't reward them. And Western reporters don't quite accurately portray this. This article covers a lot of ground. And P.S. this is probably why African honeybees get so angry so easily.

https://www.atlasobs...honeyguide-bird

Edited by OhNoNotAgain, May 29 2021 - 7:23 PM.