News tagged with juvenile birds

It takes two to tutor a sparrow

(PhysOrg.com) -- It may take a village to raise a child, and apparently it takes at least two adult birds to teach a young song sparrow how and what to sing.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Bizarre bird behavior predicted by game theory

A team of scientists, led by the University of Exeter, has used game theory to explain the bizarre behaviour of a group of ravens. Juvenile birds from a roost in North Wales have been observed adopting the ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Duke scientists map brain pathway for vocal learning

Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have identified neurons in the songbird brain that convey the auditory feedback needed to learn a song.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0