Magpie intelligence

[Robin Eckermann <>]

At 08:16 PM 1/02/2014, you wrote:
> My son just emailed me the
> following message:
>
> ?I just listened to a report from the science show on radio national. A
> couple of guys found an injured magpie at their house with its leg
> wrapped in fishing line. They freed its leg and released it. Some time
> later, the magpie returned with a second magpie with an identical injury.
> Amazing! ?
>
> Did anyone hear it?  It appears to be an example of a high degree of
> deductive logic in birds ? or pure coincidence.
>
> David Rosalky

G'day David!

All the ABC Science Shows are available as podcasts a day or so after
being broadcast - see

 http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/. If it was
in today's program, that should also be run again on Monday.

Regards ... Robin Eckermann