Andy Radford on the Superb Fairy Wren
Behavioural biologist Professor Andy Radford reveals the astonishing abilities of superb fairy-wrens to recognise the alarm calls of other species.
Professor Andy Radford, a Behavourial Biologist at the University of Bristol describes the fascinating abilities of Superb Fairy Wrens to recognise the alarm calls of other species and use this skill to their own advantage.
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Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: David Munro.
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