Hawks Select Odd Prey
- 30 May 1975
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 188 (4191) , 953-954
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.188.4191.953
Abstract
Hawks were offered one color of mouse for ten consecutive captures and then a choice between that and another color. The birds usually selected the odd, or unusual, color. This behavior is probably adaptive because odd prey in nature would be unfit.Keywords
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