Florida Scrub Jay
Sir David Attenborough presents the Florida scrub jay.
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Sir David Attenborough presents the Florida scrub jay. Less than 6,000 Florida scrub jays exist in the wild, yet these are some of the most intelligent creatures in the world. Long term research has revealed an extraordinary intelligence. If other jays are around, a bird will only hide its food when the other bird is out of sight. It will even choose a quieter medium, and rather than pebbles for example, to further avoid revealing its hidden larder to sharp-eared competitors.
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Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
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- Tue 9 Sep 201405:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 14 Sep 201505:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 20 Sep 201508:58BBC Radio 4
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