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Birds hold 'funerals' for dead

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Birds hold 'funerals' for dead
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Birds hold 'funerals' for dead
September 2, 2012 at 6:48 am
Quote:When western scrub jays encounter a dead bird, they call out to one another and stop foraging.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19421217

Interesting. I thought the only other animal capable of such behaviour were elephants up til now. You learn something everyday.
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