Drongo mimics alarm calls to steal food from other species, finds

The drongo, an African bird, deceives other species, including meerkats, by mimicking their alarm calls in order to scare them away and steal their abandoned food, according to UCT researcher Dr Tom Flower.

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African bird steals food by imitating warning calls

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Fork-tailed drongos use deceptive mimicked alarm calls to steal

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