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pleasure-seeking parrots are using aromatic plants, stinky ants and alcohol

  • Written by Penny Olsen, Honorary Professor in Ecology and Evolution, Australian National University
pleasure-seeking parrots are using aromatic plants, stinky ants and alcoholNeil Tavener

Birds have been known to seek out pungent chemicals for various reasons. Some consume fermented fruits with gusto and suffer the ill effects. Others expose themselves to ants, but only the stinky kind. These ants produce useful antimicrobials and insect repellents.

In our recent research, my colleagues and I observed Norfolk Island...

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