magpie
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It has also been observed in certain animals, including chimpanzees, dolphins, and magpies.
From Science Daily
The boy, having been fearful of getting lost, finds the way home again by following the thread of red yarn—only to discover that the magpies have prepared a wonderful Christmas surprise.
“Tiger With Cubs” depicts a tigress nursing her young under pine trees as magpies heckle them.
“Gone Before Goodbye” is not some magpie creature patched together from shopworn thriller tropes, even if certain plot elements feel a bit much.
From Los Angeles Times
Historians have interpreted this as the era’s political satire: the magpie, audacious in the presence of a great predator, represented the common man standing up to the nobility.
From Los Angeles Times
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