African Storks Use Cunning Methods to Lure Their Prey Closer

JAKARTA – Bird The black egret is an African stork species that has a very unique hunting technique. The animal makes an umbrella using its wings to lure the fish into a false sense of security.

This bird is also called ‘Canopy Feeding’. Because the hunting techniques used by black storks are one of the most cunning observed in the wild. The bird walks slowly through shallow water and then spreads its wings around its body.

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The goal is to make a kind of umbrella that blocks out the light. While it’s not clear why African storks use this particular technique, scientists hypothesize that this technique has several advantages.

One of them is reducing the glare that can attract fish into the trap. One acceptable theory is that small fish looking for a place to hide from predators are attracted to the shade created by the wings of the crane.

As reported by Oddity Central, Thursday (20/5/2021), the shade gives bird better view of its victim, he can easily grab it from the water with its long beak.

“It’s all part of a hunting tactic that takes a lot of time to find smaller prey just beneath the surface,” Bill Shields, a professor emeritus at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, told Audubon.

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Interestingly, the animal has bright yellow feet, which may have been used to distract and distract its target. This technique proved to be efficient, so the birds evolved to rely on this method exclusively.

“It could also be argued that the lure of shadows and bright legs are now working together to draw fish into the feeding range,” says Evans.

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