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The Uncommon Demise of a Wood Thrush in Costa Rica

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In Costa Rica, they can take the form of everything from toucans (think crows with giant shark inspired beaks) to herons and monkeys. If presented with the opportunity, there’s other things that would eat a bird too. The rails did indeed come to investigate but came up empty-beaked.

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The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows

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Capuchin monkeys, macaques, Cotton Top Tamarins, Chimpanzees, and many other animals, including various birds, have been investigated and found to be unable to make inferences about HCAs. Then, they had one of two different experimental setups presented to the crows.

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Birding Inirida, Colombia, or river dolphins and hoatzins, part 2

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Am I over-confident in my thinking that we were so interesting that they were investigating us for a good half an hour, until we moved further upriver? and near-endemic Golden-backed Uakari monkeys ( Cacajao melanocephalus ). We occasionally heard their load snorting, while their movements were relaxed and rush-free. metres (7.6

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