{"id":"6dd6d3cf-751d-4fa8-9830-429e5f861002","url":"https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/can-animals-lie-this-sneaky-bird-might-be-proof","domain":"livescience.com","outlet":{"name":"Live Science","country":"US","cred":3,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Can animals lie? This sneaky bird might be proof.","plainHeadline":"Can animals lie? A drongo uses deceptive calls to steal food.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Biologist James O'Hanlon surveys animal deception in his book Liars, Cheats and Copycats.","Some animal tricks are not conscious choices but adaptations from natural selection.","Fork-tailed drongo imitates alarm calls to scare meerkats and steal food.","Researchers documented over fifty deceptive vocalizations in the drongo's repertoire.","Scientists remain hesitant to conclusively prove intentional deception in animals."],"topics":["Science","Nature","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-31T10:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-31T10:21:03.159Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/8f91b38f-089d-43df-baf2-f75fe3e91876","storyId":"8f91b38f-089d-43df-baf2-f75fe3e91876","image":"https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jJW5SnHPToEdwg2X57wxBk-1920-80.jpg","author":"James O’Hanlon","dek":"In his new book, \"Liars, Cheats and Copycats,\" biologist James O'Hanlon surveys deception across the animal kingdom and asks whether any of it adds up to lying."}