Drongo
This creature has the greatest deceptive abilities in the animal kingdom, unless you count humans. The fork-tailed drongo's ability to lie and manipulate other species into doing what they want is nothing short of stunning, and their intelligence is absolutely unbelievable. Today, we learn about why humans lie, why it is usually wrong, and why Darwin might disagree. We address questions, such as: \xa0 Do drongos possess a theory of mind?\xa0 Should I skip school and pretend to be sick?\xa0 Why do meerkats keep falling for the drongo's trickery? Could drongos be doing this on autopilot?\xa0 Do 8-year-olds lie more often than 3-year-olds?\xa0 Are "white lies" a myth?\xa0 \xa0 Learn about all the magnificent trickery of the drongo, and the nature of human dishonesty, on this episode of Species.\xa0 \xa0 Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-SWKFVL_iQ8k6lKW_AUyK1UccqH2kqLyEGfZzu5o8Ok/edit?usp=sharing