Great Tits Have Cultural Traditions (IMAGE)
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Birds learn new foraging techniques by observing others in their social network, "copycat" behavior that can sustain foraging "traditions" that last years, according to a study of how innovations spread and persist in wild great tits. Image: Great tit wearing a passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag used in the study.
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Credit: Molly Harwood
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