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Meet the 'grue jay,' a natural hybrid between the blue jay and green jay

A 'grue jay' is a natural hybrid of the blue jay and green jay. (Courtesy of Brian R. Stokes)
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Courtesy of Brian R. Stokes
A 'grue jay' is a natural hybrid of the blue jay and green jay. (Courtesy of Brian R. Stokes)

Host Peter O’Dowd talks with Brian Stokes, graduate student in ecology, evolution and behavior at the University of Texas at Austin, about the rare hybrid offspring of a blue jay and green jay, seen for likely the first time in the wild.

Stokes is the first author on the study.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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