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Natural deceptions: Tricks animals play on competitors
Natural deceptions: Tricks animals play on competitors
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Length:
5 minutes
Released:
Mar 7, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
(Mar 7, 2019) Birds and other creatures have a sly side and will use deceptive communications to create an advantage for themselves in finding food and finding mates. Blue jays can imitate the sound of a hawk, scaring other species away from the feeder. Some birds mimic the alarm cries of other species, making them think that another of their kind is warning them about a predator.
But they can't pull the trick too often. "Crying wolf" has the same consequences in the animal world as it does in the fairy tale. Martha Foley and Curt Stager discuss the "tricksy" side of birds, and of cuttlefish.
But they can't pull the trick too often. "Crying wolf" has the same consequences in the animal world as it does in the fairy tale. Martha Foley and Curt Stager discuss the "tricksy" side of birds, and of cuttlefish.
Released:
Mar 7, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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