Crafty African Bird 'Cries Wolf' To Steal Food

Meera Dolasia
Sat, 03 May 2014 09:59:04 -0700

Though humans may think they are the masters of deception, some of the world's best con artists appear to be birds. First there is the cuckoo finch that tricks other birds into raising its offspring and now, Africa's fork-tailed drongo that sends out false alarm signals, just so that it can steal food from other birds.