Yao honey-hunters using fire and tools to harvest a bees' nest in Mozambique (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Yao honey-hunters using fire and tools to harvest a bees' nest in Mozambique

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Humans are useful collaborators to honeyguides because of our ability to subdue stinging bees with smoke and chop open the nest, providing wax for the honeyguide and honey for ourselves.

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Claire Spottiswoode

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