The Drongo and His Fake Warning Call Hustle

PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
Keywords
Nature WNET Nat16 Interspecies Relationships Animal Behavior Behavior Adaptation BBC Birds Drongo Birds Meerkats warning call alarm call all clear call weavers winter seasonal mimic mimicking
Subjects
Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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The Drongo and His Fake Warning Call Hustle

Learn how the Drongo bird adapts his behavior in winter when food sources get low in this clip from NATURE. See how he outwits his neighbors by running a protection racket that makes them give up their hard-earned food.
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PBS Learning Media

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