Controlled Experiment to Test if Coal Tits Recognize the Japanaese Tit's Warning Call (VIDEO)

Kyoto University

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Playback of snake-specific warning calls from Japanese tits also attracts coal tits, who cautiously approach a stick being moved in a snake-like manner, providing evidence that the latter visualize the predator via eavesdropping on the former's vocalizations

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Kyoto University/Toshitaka Suzuki

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