News Anthropology Humans, birds communicate to collaborate Honeyguides, honey hunters stick together to find, break into bees’ hives HONEY HELPER A honey hunter in Mozambique holds a captured honeyguide on his finger. New research finds that honeyguides lead honey hunters to bees’ nests after hearing the humans make what amounts to a “join the hunt” call. C. Spottiswoode Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Bruce Bower July 21, 2016 at 2:00 pm When asked the right way, a savvy bird species steers African hunter-gatherers to honey.