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Owls set beetle trap with dung
Owls set beetle trap with dung
(BBC: 01-Sep-04)
Owls have been observed using dung as bait to trap beetles for food, the journal Nature has reported. Scientists have likened the behaviour to "tool use", something that is rarely seen amongst wild animals.
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