We are always preaching that animals are WAY more intelligent than mankind gives credit for. ALL animals of every kind. Birds, too. This news story set us on fire. Man needs to open his eyes to the messages of animals and step up to save the planet before it is too late.
"The discovery of messages in raptors’ nests has raised the possibility that many bird species encode signals into these structures, with seemingly decorative flourishes actually full of meaning.
Among black kites, scraps of white plastic are used to signal territorial dominance. To other kites, the scraps are a warning sign. To humans, they hint at an unappreciated world of animal communication.
“It’s probably very common that other bird species decorate their nests in ways compatible with what we found,” said Fabrizio Sergio, a biologist at the DoƱana Biological Station in Spain. “And not only birds, but fish and mammals.”
"A few species, such black wheateaters and bowerbirds, are already known to use nest design in courtship displays. But such communication is considered uncommon and relatively one-dimensional, aimed entirely at finding a mate. "
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Among black kites, scraps of white plastic are used to signal territorial dominance. To other kites, the scraps are a warning sign. To humans, they hint at an unappreciated world of animal communication.
“It’s probably very common that other bird species decorate their nests in ways compatible with what we found,” said Fabrizio Sergio, a biologist at the DoƱana Biological Station in Spain. “And not only birds, but fish and mammals.”
"A few species, such black wheateaters and bowerbirds, are already known to use nest design in courtship displays. But such communication is considered uncommon and relatively one-dimensional, aimed entirely at finding a mate. "
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BREAKING NEWS JUST IN!! They have just decoded a message in one of the nests and it says" Humans are douchebags and they are destroying us" LOL
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