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Birds

Aug 22, 2013

How City Living Is Reshaping The Brains And Behavior Of Urban Animals

Humans are creating totally new environments compared to what animals have seen in evolutionary history.

Environment

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Feb 5, 2013

Monogamous Birds Read Partner’s Food Desires

Male Eurasian Jays in committed relationships are able to share food with their female partner according to her current desire.

Biology

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Feb 5, 2013

Ravens Know How to Make a Point

Scientists have found that wild ravens make gestures, a feat even most primates can’t manage.

Biology

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Feb 4, 2013

Darwin’s Birds Get New Look

The new work supports Darwin’s original claim that all pigeon breeds descend from the rock pigeon.

Biology

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Feb 1, 2013

Pigeon DNA Proves Darwin Right

Genome sequencing supports theory that all domestic breeds descend from wild rock dove.

Biology

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Jan 30, 2013

Cultural Evolution Changes Bird Song

Thanks to cultural evolution, male Savannah sparrows are changing their tune, partly to attract “the ladies.”

Biology

Culture

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Jan 28, 2013

Snagging a Date 125 Million Years Ago: the Avian Way

Sexual dimorphism, an essential piece of many species’ survival, is the difference in morphological appearance between males and females of the same species. Think Lion King: Simba’s father sported a big bushy orange mane, whereas his mother, also a lion, had no showy neck fur to speak of.

Paleontology

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