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European Scientists Had Little Evidence That Birds Migrated During the Winter. It Was Not Until a Stork Returned with a Spear Made of African Wood Through its Neck That They Had Significant Proof of Long-Distance Migration.

One of the most fascinating and inspiring natural phenomena is bird migration—but how do scientists figure out where all those birds are going?  European scientists had little evidence that birds migrated during the winter until the nineteenth century. Scientists only had definitive proof of long-distance migration once a stork returned with an arrow made of […]

European Scientists Had Little Evidence That Birds Migrated During the Winter. It Was Not Until a Stork Returned with a Spear Made of African Wood Through its Neck That They Had Significant Proof of Long-Distance Migration. Read More »

Wolves and Ravens are Friends

Ravens and Wolf Cubs Play Together and Get Along Really Well

Wolves, being predators and carnivores, eat almost any kind of prey in their environment, including ungulates, rabbits, smaller rodents, and even birds. But did you know wolf cubs and ravens get along so well? Ravens and wolf cubs have been seen playing together. The ravens flew over the cubs with sticks, enticing the cubs to

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How Do Crocodiles Lure Birds?

While containing many distinguishable physical characteristics, both crocodiles and alligators possess a similar, yet rare, hunting predatory behavior that allows them to fool nest-building birds. In a 2013 study, researchers found that the Crocodylus palustris and the Alligator mississipiensis use tools to capture their prey.  Crocodiles and alligators lure birds by stacking and balancing twigs

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