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Brainy Birds Know How to Reel in Food With String. Barbados bullfinches and grackles join a growing list of animals that demonstrate complex problem-solving skills, a new study says.

Audet J-N, Ducatez S, Lefebvre L. Bajan Birds Pull Strings: Two Wild Antillean Species Enter the Select Club of String-Pullers. PLoS ONE , 11(8): e0156112 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156112 Cite ...

Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson Thursday voiced concerns for the agriculture industry and consumers dealing with a string of bird flu outbreaks detected in Iowa after a five-month lull.