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The traps are there to kill the introduced predators that hunt the Kea, their eggs, and chicks. By disarming the traps there are more predators to hunt them.
by disordinary 7y ago
The traps are there to kill the introduced predators that hunt the Kea, their eggs, and chicks.
By disarming the traps there are more predators to hunt them.
- DoctorOetker 7y agoon the other hand, having more predators culls the less cunning: the specific predator as an individual that was going to end up in the trap is probably not going to eat the specific Kea bird that disarmed this trap. So the Kea bird that disarms a trap has a benefit at a cost to the group of Kea birds, so comparatively this Kea bird has an advantage over the other Kea birds...