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Altruism in birds? Magpies have outwitted scientists by helping each other remove tracking devices

  • Written by Dominique Potvin, Senior Lecturer in Animal Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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When we attached tiny, backpack-like tracking devices to five Australian magpies for a pilot study, we didn’t expect to discover an entirely new social behaviour rarely seen in birds.

Our goal was to learn more about the movement and social dynamics of these highly intelligent birds, and to test these new, durable and reusable...

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