'Alien' eggs benefit mockingbirds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mockingbirds rarely remove the alien eggs parasitic cowbirds lay in their nests because keeping them dilutes the risk of their own eggs being attacked.
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mockingbirds rarely remove the alien eggs parasitic cowbirds lay in their nests because keeping them dilutes the risk of their own eggs being attacked.
Call a bird "birdbrained" and they may call "fowl." Cornell University researchers have proven that the capacity for learning in birds is not linked to overall brain size, but to the relative size and proportion of their ...
Most people who have had the experience of having pet animals in their houses have the gut feeling that the animals can "recognize" us. They seem to recognize our faces, our voices and our smell. One way or another, they ...
A new University of Florida study shows cats are the dominant predator to mockingbird eggs and nestlings in urban areas, prompting conservationists to urge pet owners to keep felines indoors at night.
Why is it that some birds sing such elaborate songs and others not so much? A new study published online on May 21st in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, says that climate patterns might be part of the answer.
(PhysOrg.com) -- The birds are watching. They know who you are. And they will attack. Nope, not Hitchcock. It's science.