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Nesting Birds Eavesdrop on Prairie Dog Alarm Calls to Keep Their Eggs Safe From Grassland Predators

Prairie dogs are chatty creatures. The animals have a variety of calls to alert each other to the presence of predators, each of them distinct based on the nature of the threat. Now, researchers from ...
Associated Press

A grassland bird eavesdrops on prairie dog calls to keep itself safe from predators

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air. “Prairie ...

Tiny bird found using fake ‘hawk’ calls to scare away threats

A tiny bird in Australia has been spotted using fake hawk alarm calls to scare threats away from their nests to protect their ...
The Columbian

Bird eavesdrops on prairie dog calls to keep itself safe

WASHINGTON — Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air. “Prairie dogs ...
WSLS 10

A grassland bird eavesdrops on prairie dog calls to keep itself safe from predators

Read full article: Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center welcomes third beaver kit this year A family and their pets have been displaced and are receiving assistance from the American Red Cross following ...