TIL that the Honeyguide bird leads humans (and other large mammals) to beehives. Once the hive is broken and the human has removed the honey, the bird can feed on the beeswax and larvae.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indicator_(genus)



Submitted February 15, 2015 at 07:55PM by LordStormfire http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2vz02d/til_that_the_honeyguide_bird_leads_humans_and/