Sweet nothings
BBC Wildlife|October 2023
Do honeyguide birds really help honey badgers find bees' nests? Well, probably.....
Stuart Blackman
Sweet nothings

SOME TALES ARE JUST TOO good not to be true. The story goes that a little African bird called the honeyguide, which has a penchant for beeswax but is incapable of breaking open a hive, leads the honey badger, which is very strong and fond of honey, to bees' nests. As a result of this partnership, both enjoy a meal that they would otherwise have missed out on. But does it actually happen?

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