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Cavity-nesting birds ‘trick’ rivals to protect their nest

A NEW STUDY has found that cavitynesting birds are less likely to enter nest holes decorated with white feathers, as they believe a predator could be lurking inside.

Professors Tore Slagsvold from the University of Oslo in Norway and

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