Honey hunters in Mozambique use honeyguide birds to locate 75% of their harvest, study finds

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Feb 11, 2025, 12:40 pm74 pts
A team of ornithologists from the University of Cape Town, in South Africa, and wildlife managers with the Niassa Carnivore Project, in Mozambique, has found that honey hunters in northern parts of Mozambique use honeyguide birds to find approximately 75% of their annual harvest. In their study, published in…

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