Hi Mike and Roger,
I've seen a Black-breasted Buzzard demonstration at both Alice Springs
Desert Park and Darwin Wildlife Park that involved egg-breaking a few years
back. At the time one of the handlers (I think at the Darwin show)
mentioned to me that the behaviour had only recently been observed in the
wild for the first time. I'm sorry I didn't take any notes so I can't
remember any more details than that.
Regards,
Chris
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Roger Giller <>wrote:
> I saw the same thing in the raptor display at the Alice Springs Desert Park
> in 2007. I also was as impressed as Mike and mentioned it to several people
> since then. It is also featured at Taronga Zoo according to the B-A
> archives.
> I have a vague recollection that some-one said it was a "circus trick" or
> similar, and not natural behaviour. I am now wondering if this was untrue
> given that the same behaviour is demonstrated at three widely separated
> institutions.
>
> Roger Giller.
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