Comments on: Magpies Outsmart Researchers https://teachingkidsnews.com/2022/03/28/magpies-outsmart-researchers/ Readable, teachable news. Thu, 24 Nov 2022 21:45:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Scientists in Australia were Studying Birds and Fitted Them with Tracking Harnesses. A Group of Magpies Helped Each Other Take the Harnesses Off. https://teachingkidsnews.com/2022/03/28/magpies-outsmart-researchers/#comment-1301 Thu, 24 Nov 2022 21:45:33 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=20707#comment-1301 […] The researchers noticed one of the birds pecking at its leash almost immediately. Two untrapped birds approached the first bird and pecked at the harness. Within a half-hour, one of the “assistant” birds discovered the magnetic clasp and snipped it with its beak. The harness had come undone. (Source: Teaching Kids News) […]

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