Crafty crows are making tools to forage for food. But what are they using?
#ANUExpert@Linda_Neaves used DNA to solve the mystery. “It felt like searching for a needle in a haystack, it was amazing to finally work it out.”
📖 https://t.co/zEyJtmNbV8 #birdnerd
📷 James St Clair
Very lucky to work with this team and learn more about the #crafty#NewCaledonianCrow, and use my #dnabarcoding skills to learn which plant they pick to make their tools in this population!!
New paper out this week!
DNA barcoding identifies cryptic animal tool materials
Available #openaccess in #PNAS@PNASNews :
https://t.co/6OQJTx88Zj
An exciting collaboration between @CentreBioDiv @univofstandrews@RBGE_Science @ANUFennerSchool and @ird_fr 1/
@GuillMcIvor Hi Guill! Sorry, I logged of twitter over Christmas and I seem to have since completely forgotten that the internet exists... This was in Cupar, Scotland. Thanks a lot for your help!
Birdy-friends! I have a Grizzly Yuletide Puzzle for you. To my surprise, this wee beastie was eating brunch in our garden this morning. Only just managed to assemble my camera in time and get a few shaky shots leaning over the kitchen sink.
@LBagdonaite Thanks! I haven't seen any sparrowhawks this close, but I did think it looked quite big. Nice to know I wasn't hallucinating.
Hälsningar till alla i Ottenby 😊
@JacanaJones @MurielleAlund @ErynMcFarlane@jujasfernandes@Bioblogo Thanks guys! Mystery successfully solved then 😊 I don't know why robin genuinely never occurred to me! The white and orange tipped feathers together threw me I think. Didn't know robins were secretly all brown underneath. Ornitopoints for everyone!