Uploaded December 2013 | Updated September 2026, 19 hours ago
Alligators Use Tools to Hunt Birds. Alligators and crocodiles are believed to lure in birds with the aid of sticks which they balance on their snouts. The birds are attracted to the sticks for use in their nest, so this behavior is witnessed significantly more often during the breeding season. This is the first time tool use has ever been documented in any reptile.
Dinets, V., Brueggen, J. C. & Brueggen, J. D. 2013. Crocodilians use tools for hunting. Ethology Ecology & Evolution in press doi.org/10.1080/03949370.2013.858276
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Alligators Use Tools to Hunt Birds. Alligators and crocodiles are believed to lure in birds with the aid of sticks which they balance on their snouts. The birds are attracted to the sticks for use in their nest, so this behavior is witnessed significantly more often during the breeding season. This is the first time tool use has ever been documented in any reptile.
Dinets, V., Brueggen, J. C. & Brueggen, J. D. 2013. Crocodilians use tools for hunting. Ethology Ecology & Evolution in press doi.org/10.1080/03949370.2013.858276
Preview Vladamir Dinets New Book: Dragon Songs goo.gl/Za9ziQ
Music:
Intro: Brett Donnelly - Action Sting goo.gl/v7gaV
Soundtrack: Bealeg -- 10 Kamele goo.gl/gYBdpQ
