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- Title
Play behaviour and active training of Montagu’s harrier (Circus pygargus) offspring in the post-fledging period.
- Authors
Kitowski, Ignacy
- Abstract
Play bouts and active training of juveniles by Montagu’s harrier (Circus pygargus) adults in the post-fledging period were observed. Fledglings often played with prey and with a variety of inanimate objects such as bits of moss, regurgitated pellets, sticks and a wad of hay. Inanimate objects selected for play were, in length, very similar to the common vole (Microtus arvalis), which is the most common prey of the species during their breeding period. Some recently fledged individuals were trained to capture invertebrate prey by adults demonstrating techniques for the fledglings and thus develop their hunting skills. Training sessions took place only in the foraging areas of the adult birds.
- Subjects
PLAY; BEHAVIOR; MONTAGU'S harrier; HARRIERS; HAWKS; ANIMAL behavior
- Publication
Journal of Ethology, 2005, Vol 23, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
0289-0771
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10164-004-0120-8