pembquist t1_iydjh0h wrote
I don't remember if I read it or heard it on the radio but there was this description of a man going hunting for honey and he would whistle or call and this bird would show up and lead him to a tree where a hive was. The bird didn't have to deal with the bees and got some honey.
Bean_Juice_Brew t1_iydt7fl wrote
It's called the honeyguide; some African tribes have learned to follow these birds to honey; once the hive is cracked open, the bird gets some of the beeswax. You may have read it in "A Long Walk to Water," a novel that takes place in Africa.
PorkSword47 t1_iyef5uv wrote
Was also featured on a few different episodes of Planet Earth with David Attenborough
Bean_Juice_Brew t1_iyefey2 wrote
Very cool, didn't know! I'll have to check it out
pembquist t1_iyf3vp6 wrote
No it wasn't a novel. I'm trying to remember, it was someone, maybe an anthropologist? Anyway their takeaway was that they felt that the man, who they spend time with, had so much cultural knowledge that he was more able to live/survive/thrive in the world than someone in an "advanced" culture. (This isn't quite right but you get the idea.)
I think it was part of some kind of research into human adaptation or something. I think he had studied multiple people.
Wish I could remember.
Bean_Juice_Brew t1_iyf5f1s wrote
This sounds super fascinating; if you think of it, let me know!
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