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As an American my information is second-hand, but didn't Blue Tits teach one another how to open milk bottles, back in the 1960s, a phenomenon taken for a mark of culturally transmitted learning? User:Wetman

quite right - I'll add that if you haven't already jim

Wasn't it Great Tit? "In England, Great Tits learned to break open the foil caps sealing bottles of milk that had been delivered to homes to get at the cream floating on top." --Akumiszcza 08:03, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] DIfferent sexes are different colours ... in the ultraviolet spectrum

Interesting paper [1] (PDF) which sets out to show that the different sexes of blue tit are actually different colours, if you can see in the UV part of the spectrum as these birds apparently can. Also, females may choose their mate based on the intensity of the male's crown, in UV [2]. These would make good additions to the article if someone has the time to go through the papers in detail. Richard W.M. Jones 19:18, 24 September 2006 (UTC)