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Do birds avoid predators because of culture?

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In particular, birds that hang around with humans who don’t happen to hunt or eat them can become very tame. I spent a lot of time with Efe Pygmy hunters in the deep forest, and I spent a certain amount of time either entirely alone or with only one other researcher, this or that American.

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The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl–A Book Review

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Here’s a sample of how that section reads: “Ducks have 14-18 feathers (rectrices). ” It is a relief to eventually reach the chapter on The Life of Waterfowl, written in a much more conversational style and unashamedly fascinated with waterfowl’s unique breeding behaviors.

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