Crocodilians use tools for hunting
@article{Dinets2015CrocodiliansUT, title={Crocodilians use tools for hunting}, author={V. Dinets and J. Brueggen and J. D. Brueggen}, journal={Ethology Ecology & Evolution}, year={2015}, volume={27}, pages={74 - 78} }
Using objects as hunting lures is very rare in nature, having been observed in just a handful of species. We report the use of twigs and sticks as bird lures by two crocodilian species. At least one of them uses this method predominantly during the nest-building season of its prey. This is the first known case of a predator not just using objects as lures, but also taking into account the seasonality of prey behavior. It provides a surprising insight into previously unrecognized complexity of… CONTINUE READING
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