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Off Topic => Anything Goes => Topic started by: BetCrooks on July 08, 2017, 06:47:56 PM

Title: Mexican Bird Butting Out Parasites
Post by: BetCrooks on July 08, 2017, 06:47:56 PM

There's an article on the CBC news site about some nesting birds in Mexico that are using chemical warfare against parasites.
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/wildfires-birds-cigarette-butts-chimp-muscles-night-shifts-dna-1.4182500/city-birds-use-cigarette-butts-to-ward-off-ticks-1.4182517

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/wildfire ... -1.4182517 (http://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/wildfires-birds-cigarette-butts-chimp-muscles-night-shifts-dna-1.4182500/city-birds-use-cigarette-butts-to-ward-off-ticks-1.4182517)

Title: Re: Mexican Bird Butting Out Parasites
Post by: Dr. John on July 10, 2017, 06:26:23 PM

I heard this on the radio and found it quite fascinating.