• DOI:10.1080/03949370.2013.858276
Corpus ID: 84655220

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}
}

V. Dinets, J. Brueggen, J. D. Brueggen

Published 2015

Biology

Ethology Ecology & Evolution

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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