Crafty crocodilians create a sticky situation for their prey
The first report of tool use by any reptileHow do crocodiles catch their flighty friends? Though we might expect birds to easily evade their captors, crocodiles have been exposed as the masterminds of a new hunting method.
Lying still in the water and balancing sticks and twigs on their snouts or in their mouths, the crocodiles appear more cunning than a fox. At a time of nesting, innocent birds fly down to collect extra foliage for their new homes but are met with an altogether different home coming – to the great bird’s nest in the sky.
Though the use of objects as hunting lures is
