# Brahminy kites learn to use fishing nets

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**Created:** [August 11, 2016, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brahminy-kites-learn-to-use-fishing-nets/762432 "2016-08-11T11:14:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brahminy-kites-learn-to-use-fishing-nets/762432/1 "2016-08-11T11:14:29Z")

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Apologies for the [Daily Fail link](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3733472/Kite-bird-swoops-snatch-fishermen-s-catch-day.html) but this story caught my attention.

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> 'It was interesting to watch the first bird try something new and succeed and teaching the rest of them.  
> ‘To watch them perfect the act and to note that not one of the raptors got entangled in the net even during the process of their learning.’

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brahminy-kites-learn-to-use-fishing-nets/762432/2 "2016-08-11T11:54:42Z")

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Cool. Animals exploiting humans.

Hey, turnabout is fair play!

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brahminy-kites-learn-to-use-fishing-nets/762432/3 "2016-08-11T12:52:04Z")

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The garbage dump seagulls are green with envy.

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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brahminy-kites-learn-to-use-fishing-nets/762432/4 "2016-08-11T13:03:03Z")

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That’s nothing - crows have been using cars to [crack open nuts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NenEdSuL7QU) for years.