Barn owl chicks avoid fights by working out who most deserves the next meal while mum and dad are away catching it. Very wise, says John Whitfield.
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Whitfield, J. Owl play. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000323-1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news000323-1