A bird lives in Africa that understands human language... Who is this bird?

2023-12-20 2023-12-20T11:50:00Z

Weather of Arabia - An international research team in the field of anthropology was able to reveal the ability of the “Great Honey Guide” to understand human signals in the areas in which it lives and use them effectively to arm itself with information and lead humans to honey sites, where they collect it and benefit from it.

This bird, known as the “Great Honey Guide,” lives in various regions across the African continent, such as Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Botswana, and South Africa. It is characterized by brown feathers and a white tail, and appears in an erect position. This bird feeds on the components of bee nests, such as wax, eggs, and larvae. .

The features of this bird vary between the sexes, as the male has a pink beak, black throat, and large white earflaps, while the female has a dark beak and pale throat. This new discovery shows an amazing ability to interact between this bird and humans, shedding light on its intelligent and useful uses in its daily life.

Learns Human Language: The Big Honey's Guide to Understanding Different Signs

For many years, it has been known that the "Great Honeyguide" , this wild bird, can understand the signals of local residents. When this bird hears these signals, it moves towards the bee nests, emitting a special sound that attracts the bees, where the residents can collect and eat honey. Although this bird is completely wild and untrained, the question that has attracted the interest of anthropologists is the nature of the relationship between it and humans.

In Tanzania, the Hadza tribes can attract the bird's attention with a musical whistle that resembles the sound of birds. In Mozambique, honey hunters from the Yao tribes attract this bird with a monotonous sound, followed by a low grunt resembling the word “Brrr..eh.”

The Big Honey Guide reveals improved population health and increased bee nest productivity

Previous studies in this context revealed that the Great Honey Directory provided enormous benefits to human populations living in the same area, as the rate of honey collectors discovering bee nests increased by up to 560%.

In an unusual context, the University of California Los Angeles, which participated in this study, confirmed that scientists have discovered that this wonderful bird not only directs residents towards bee nests, but also leads them to nests that appear with a significantly higher productivity compared to those that are found without its presence. As a result, Due to the efforts of this small bird, the health of the residents of the region who depend on collecting fruits and hunting animals has improved, as honey now constitutes between 8% and 10% of their daily diet.