The Insane Biology of: The Harpy Eagle

critical information about your prey. By observing what happens after the call,

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s learn about their prey's alertness, their ability to escape, and their defense mechanisms. By probing possible defense strategies before initiating an attack, the

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can assess the risk of the confrontation and make a quick decision about whether or not it is a good use of its time and energy. Over time, more and more monkey troops established coordinated defenses, such as collecting the young and bringing them closer to the tree trunk, moving to denser areas of the canopy, organizing to literally harass the eagle if it arrived. near;   or produce a specific eagle alarm call.

After just one year, almost all the monkeys on the island had recovered these defense mechanisms, making it difficult for the harpies to hunt. Researchers were able to watch this predator-prey arms race unfold in real time – a unique and valuable opportunity. But unfortunately for our curiosity, the experiment ended before the eagles could adapt once again to the monkeys' new defense strategies.  The harpies were driven from the island after only one year. After they left, the howler monkeys maintained defensive responses to recordings of

harpy

eagle calls for at least seven months, which is how long they were observed.

No one knows how long this defense response will last in the howler monkey populations there. Unfortunately, such field

biology

can rarely continue forever.   But fortunately, an incredible new insight into

harpy

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