They're Outsmarting Us': Birds Build Nests from Anti-Bird Spikes - The New York Times
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They're Outsmarting Us': Birds Build Nests from Anti-Bird Spikes
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Cities Use Spikes to Keep Birds Away. Birds Are Using Them in
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Birds Use Spikes in Nests, Outsmarting Humans
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Birds Repurposing 'Anti-Bird' Spikes to Build Nests, Researchers
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Birds Are Now Building Nests From Anti-Bird Spikes
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Birds are building simpler nests and more bird breakthroughs
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As weather threats loom, even chimps learn to shelter in place
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Apparently Magpies and Crows Are Using Anti-Bird Spikes to Make
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1942-1943 Peru Pedagogian - issues 1-18 by Peru State College
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We Helped Scientists Track Birds This Summer. - The New York Times
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Tomorrow Anew - What will be different tomorrow? by Gabriel
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Some birds are using antibird spikes to build their nests
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Grackle Problems? Here's How to Deter This Common Bird. - Bird-X