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Green Bee-eater

Merops orientalis

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A study suggested that Green Bee-eaters may be capable of interpreting the behaviour of human observers. They showed an ability to predict whether a human at a particular location would be capable of spotting the nest entrance and then behaved appropriately to avoid giving away the nest location. The ability to look at a situation from another's point of view was previously believed to be possessed only by primates.

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Sachin Zaveri
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Sachin Zaveri

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Spotted on Jun 4, 2012
Submitted on Jun 4, 2012

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