Läikivmusta sulestikuga drongo on üks kaval lind. Paljud savannielanikud teavad teda kui tähelepanelikku valvurit, kes aegsasti teavitab hädaohu eest. Kuid sellel üllal ja isetul tegevusel on tegelikult ka üks väike konks. Nimelt suudab savannidrongo järele teha ka mitmete teiste lindude ja loomade (nt surikaadid, mangustid) hädakutsungeid ning kasutab seda oskust kenasti enda kasuks ära. Juhul kui ta märkab, et keegi tema "kaitsealustest" on leidnud toidupalukese, paneb ta hädapasunad üürgama ning niipea kui loomad/linnud on peitu pugenud, varastab toidu endale. Krugeri Rahvuspark, LAV.
Fork-tailed drongo with its glossy black feathers is a clever bird. Many residents of the savannah know this drongo as a watchful guard that informs about danger well in advance. But this noble and unselfish act has a tiny little catch - african drongo can perfectly mimic the alarm calls of different birds and animals (meerkats, mongooses) and uses this skill nicely to his own advantage. As soon as it sees that some of its "protégées" finds food, it will "cry wolf" and steels the food for itself as soon as the animals or birds went into hiding. Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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