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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 | 11:22am
Humans Drawn into Proxy War on Bees
Clever Birds
It’s the same old story: the birds want the honey, but they can’t fight off the bees. Humans can fight off the bees, but they don’t know where the honey is.
So in a mutually beneficial relationship that scientists say has gone on for thousands of years, birds and humans have learned to work together against the bees.
The humans make a bird call that signals they are ready to work. The bird gives back a special signal that they only use when communicating with humans.
The bird then patiently lead the humans to the location of the bee hives; and the humans fight off the bees to get the honey.
Once the honey is removed, the humans leave a little where the bird can get to it, and both parties are happy with the bargain.
It’s a fascinating story. You can read the story and watch a video here.
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