21-07-2016 20:01 via theguardian.com

Sweet talk: wild birds and human honey hunters converse, study shows

Honeyguide birds are well known for signalling human honey hunters, but research shows that the communication goes both waysWild birds and humans can engage in two-way conversation to the benefit of both, researchers have revealed.A brown bird with a penchant for beeswax, the greater honeyguide is well known for signalling to human honey hunters, issuing a squeaky, chirruping call while darting between trees to indicate the way to a bees’ nest. Once there the honey-hunters collect honey wh
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