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How Wild Birds Team Up With Humans To Guide Them To Honey

Yao honey hunter Orlando Yassene holds a male greater honeyguide temporarily captured for research in the Niassa National Reserve, Mozambique. The birds will flutter in front of people, tweet and fly from tree to tree to guide hunters to bees' nests that are hidden inside the trunks of hollow trees. This teamwork could date back thousands or even a million years. Claire Spottiswoode hide caption

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How Wild Birds Team Up With Humans To Guide Them To Honey

It sounds like a fairy tale but it's real. A study shows how wild birds and people communicate to find bees' nests and share the sweet honeycomb. The teamwork may date back thousands of years or more.

'Art Of The Deal' Ghostwriter On Why Trump Should Not Be President

Tony Schwartz (from left), Ivana Trump, photographer Francesco Scavullo and Donald Trump celebrate the publication of Donald Trump's 1987 book, The Art of the Deal, which was ghostwritten by Schwartz. Ron Galella/WireImage/Getty Images hide caption

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'Art Of The Deal' Ghostwriter On Why Trump Should Not Be President

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'Art Of The Deal' Ghostwriter On Why Trump Should Not Be President

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Fear Grips Turkey Amid Government Crackdown After Failed Coup

A Turkish special forces police officer stands guard in front of the Istanbul Justice Palace on July 20. Family members of those detained have been gathering outside, hoping for a chance to see their loved ones. Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Fear Grips Turkey Amid Government Crackdown After Failed Coup

Fear Grips Turkey Amid Government Crackdown After Failed Coup

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How Wild Birds Team Up With Humans To Guide Them To Honey

Yao honey hunter Orlando Yassene holds a male greater honeyguide temporarily captured for research in the Niassa National Reserve, Mozambique. The birds will flutter in front of people, tweet and fly from tree to tree to guide hunters to bees' nests that are hidden inside the trunks of hollow trees. This teamwork could date back thousands or even a million years. Claire Spottiswoode hide caption

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How Wild Birds Team Up With Humans To Guide Them To Honey

How Wild Birds Team Up With Humans To Guide Them To Honey

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Beer Bottles Will Soon Include A Reality Check: A Calorie Count

A 12-ounce bottle of Stella Artois contains 150 calories whereas a bottle of Budweiser Select, only 120. davidgsteadman/Flickr hide caption

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Beer Bottles Will Soon Include A Reality Check: A Calorie Count

Beer Bottles Will Soon Include A Reality Check: A Calorie Count

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