chrisjpainter Posted February 28, 2022 Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 Altruism in birds? Magpies help each other remove tracking devices, #birds #birding #ornithology news via @RareBirdAlertUK This is very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 28, 2022 Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 Smart birds. I don't think they where here in the UK though, look like foreign magpies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Walker570 said: Smart birds. I don't think they where here in the UK though, look like foreign magpies. No they're Australian magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen; first line of the report ), so not actually closely related to true corvids at all, but certainly seem to be able to match their intelligence Edited February 28, 2022 by chrisjpainter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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