April 1, 2011

Ravens Kiss and Make Up After Brawl

Michael Marshall, NewScientist


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Angry ravens might kick and chase each other, but if they are close allies they make up afterwards.

Plenty of primates and other mammals reconcile after a conflict, but previously no birds were known to do so, says Orlaith Fraser of the University of Vienna in Austria.

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