A greater honeyguide at the Zimanga private game reserve in South Africa
Ann and Steve Toon/Alamy
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There is an animal behaviour that has become remarkably famous despite possibly not existing. The story is that an African bird called the greater honeyguide summons an animal called a honey badger to help it break into a beehive, and the two share the plunder. Despite decades of reports, including faked footage, we have never …
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