Squirrels listen in to birds' conversations as signal of safety

Re:Squirrels listen in to birds' conversations as signal of ... by forgotmypw on Friday September 06, 2019 @05:35PM (#20900124)

Over 100 years ago, in Wild Animals I Have Known (1898), Ernest Thompson Seton describes this behavior in rabbits.

One of my favorite books.

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Re:Squirrels listen in to birds' conversations as signal of ... by jacobwilliamroy on Friday September 06, 2019 @10:45PM (#20901472)

"though the bluejay often tells lies for mischief you are safe to believe him when he brings ill news."

It is my favorite book. :D

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Re:Squirrels listen in to birds' conversations as signal of ... by tomlogic on Friday September 06, 2019 @09:13PM (#20901169)

I saw this in house rabbits allowed to roam the backyard supervised. When the crows alerted to raptors in the area, the rabbits would get low and head for cover.

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