More than 60 years later, we can still wake up to the sound of birdsong, but as ubiquitous as the dawn chorus is, it’s not totally clear why birds do it. Now, a new study (yet to be peer reviewed) ...

Birds like crows, jackdaws, or magpies are highly intelligent and social. This raises the question of whether crows can be ...

They say that hindsight is 20/20, and though the theory of ecological speciation—which holds that new species emerge in response to ecological changes—seems to hold in retrospect, it has been ...

A new "zebra crossing to nowhere" is baffling some residents because it leads to a locked gate. The crossing on Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, was installed by the city council as part of a new housing ...

When zebra finches hear a call from another bird, they don’t just react on instinct. New research shows that these birds actually understand what those calls mean – in the same way that humans ...

A zebra finch’s world is full of chatter. New research shows these small songbirds do not just hear different notes, they sort their calls by what those sounds mean during everyday life. This ...

Zebra finches can not only distinguish the full range of their species' vocalizations but also organize them by meaning, according to a new study. The results suggest a surprising level of semantic ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

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Summary: Young zebra finches learn their birdsong by observing and imitating adult “tutor” birds, but they don’t follow just anyone. A new study shows that juvenile finches prefer tutors who sing ...

A recent study involving zebra finches reveals that stress is contagious within social groups, impacting both stressed individuals and those unexposed. What happens to animals when their friends are ...

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