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Show Birds Feign Death to Trick Enemies London. One of the most extraordinary extraor-dinary Instincts found in the wild is that which leads birds to feign death, writes a head keeper. Should one, for instance, capture a wryneck alive, this timid little bird will twist its neck and head In the most curious contortions and then to all appearances die In the hand that holds it. Deceived by its apparent death, one relaxes his vigilance, and to his surprise sur-prise the seemingly lifeless form regains re-gains animation and with startling suddenness files away. This is a favorite trick of the wryneck wry-neck during the nesting season, when, owing to its pluck in refusing to leave Its nest, It may easily be lifted off by the harrd. |