Tuesday 13 May 2014

Fork-tailed Drongo Q and A.

Q. What reputation has a fork-tailed drongo gained?
A. stellar

Q. What percent of the fork-tailed drongo's warning calls are to steal food?
A. 25%

Q. How many different call imitations can the fork-tailed drongo say?
A. 50

Q. What tail shape does the African drongo have?
A. shaped like a fork

Q. What skill have the fork-tailed drongos mastered?
A. mimicry

Q. Why do fork-tailed drongos use fake warning calls?
A. to obtain another animal’s food

Q. What do birds do when they hear an alarm call?
A. the animal with food hears an alarm call from its friends, drops the food and runs.

Q. What is another word for trick?
A. ruse

Q. Some of the imitations the fork-tailed drongo can speak are?
A. pied babblers, sociable weavers and even mammals like meerkats!

Q. What predators are the drongos not afraid of if their nest is threatened?
A. hawks and eagles

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