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Title: Green heron fishing...literally
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 28-Aug-12, 05:38:05 PM
http://youtu.be/uBuPiC3ArL8 (http://youtu.be/uBuPiC3ArL8)

This Green Heron shows some real learning behavior. It actually feeds bread to fish to catch it. The method succeeds, a true testimony to bird cognition. The most amazing is, it seems to be hungry but does not eat the bread like the surrounding Ibises do.

http://presurfer.blogspot.com/ (http://presurfer.blogspot.com/)


Title: Re: Green heron fishing...literally
Post by: Donna on 28-Aug-12, 05:43:58 PM
Now that was pretty amazing! He's up there with the crows!


Title: Re: Green heron fishing...literally
Post by: MAK on 28-Aug-12, 05:54:23 PM
He didn't eat the bread cuz he heard fish was better for him!  ;D


Title: Re: Green heron fishing...literally
Post by: Kris G. on 28-Aug-12, 07:23:17 PM
Smart!  :thumbsup:


Title: Re: Green heron fishing...literally
Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 29-Aug-12, 04:37:47 AM
Amazing!


Title: Re: Green heron fishing...literally
Post by: Wing Goose on 29-Aug-12, 04:49:53 PM
Very clever green heron!
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