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Songbirds Teach Each Other Tricks
In the UK for years, milk came in bottles with foil caps. Great T**s, a common songbird, learned how to peck through the foil. The skill spread. But how? Researchers trained Great T**s in different ways of opening a box and re-released them. Knowledge of how to open the box spread rapidly, with most birds copying the trained bird in their group. In a follow-up study, the researchers made one method of opening the box more effective. Many birds quickly switched to the better method, suggesting the t**s can stand up to peer pressure if they see there’s a better way of doing things. More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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