ALLIGATORS USE TOOLS TO HUNT BIRDS - YouTube: Alligators Use Tools to Hunt Birds. Alligators and crocodiles are believed to lure in birds with the aid of sticks which they balance on their snouts. The birds are attracted to the sticks for use in their nest, so this behavior is witnessed significantly more often during the breeding season. This is the first time tool use has ever been documented in any reptile.
Hat tip to Jeff Segal.
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More camo than tool per se, but impressive for a reptile brain.
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Did you see the bit about crows actually fashioning hooks?
I have a birding friend who sends me crow and raven links, so I've seen that one. He's a big believer in the superior intelligence of those birds.
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