Question...Black-breasted Buzzard

To:	"Roger Giller" <>, "birding aus" <>
Subject:	Question...Black-breasted Buzzard
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Date:	Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:02:48 +1000




Roger

I saw the same behaviour at the Alice Springs Desert Park in 1997.  We were
told that the performing Black-breasted Buzzard was raised in captivity and
had never seen emu eggs being broken, ie it is innate behaviour.

Regards

David

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I saw the same thing in the raptor display at the Alice Springs Desert Park

in 2007. I also was as impressed as Mike and mentioned it to several people

since then. It is also featured at Taronga Zoo according to the B-A
archives.
I have a vague recollection that some-one said it was a "circus trick" or
similar, and not natural behaviour. I am now wondering if this was untrue
given that the same behaviour is demonstrated at three widely separated
institutions.

Roger Giller.

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