doi: 10.1126/science.188.4191.953.
Hawks select odd prey
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- DOI: 10.1126/science.188.4191.953
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Hawks select odd prey
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Hawks were offered one color of mouse for ten consecutive captures and then a choice between that and another color. The birds usually selected the odd, or unusual, color. This behavior is probably adaptive because odd prey in nature would be unfit.
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