2 Puffins Use Sticks to Scratch Their Itches, the 1st Evidence That Seabirds Can Use Tools — KTLA

A team of animal experts observed two Atlantic puffins, more than 1,000 miles apart, spontaneously scratching themselves with sticks — the first time wild seabirds have been spotted using tools, according to new findings in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It’s exciting for a few reasons, author Annette Fayet said: It…

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