Many kinds of birds collect and store food for later use. However, scientists recently reported that the female red-cockaded woodpecker collects, stores and appropriately uses a dietary mineral supplement as well.

Ref: "Red-cockaded Woodpeckers Stash Bone." Science News, August 31, 1991. P. 143. Painting: Female red-cockaded woodpecker on right. (PD)

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