Sunday, August 26, 2012

Move over Kanzi; there's a new tool-wielding creature catching more than just attention.

Just days after Kanzi the bonobo chimp stunned researchers around the world by creating his own tools similar to man to access food, a Green Heron has shown its own ability to bait and catch fish. Carrying a piece of bread to the water's edge, the tiny heron is captured on camera repeatedly dropping the bait onto the surface, carefully, to attract the surrounding fish.

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1 comment:

parlance said...

Very interesting. Thanks for posting it.