Wild bird populations are generally thought to benefit from being given additional food in winter but our understanding of the effects of such food provision is incomplete. The results of a new study, carried out by researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 24, 2013
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Momma's boys may not be solely confined to human families. Instead, a new study suggests birds have the same prejudices.
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2011
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Disease in wild animals can have a greater impact on the health of others than on the infected animals themselves, a study suggests.
Plants & Animals
Jul 7, 2015
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Abandoned penguin chicks that were hand-reared and returned to the wild showed a similar survival rate to their naturally-reared counterparts, according to a study published October 22, 2014 in the open-access journal PLOS ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 22, 2014
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Maine's beloved puffins suffered one of their worst years for reproduction in decades this summer due to a lack of the small fish they eat.
Ecology
Oct 15, 2021
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Scientists have long been aware that in some species of bird, parents will prioritise feeding the neediest chicks, whereas in others they will focus on the strongest offspring. Until now, though, the reason behind this discrepancy ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 30, 2016
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Brown-headed cowbirds are generalist brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of many other bird species and letting the host parents raise their young. A new study seeks to understand the strategies cowbird chicks ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 13, 2022
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Being on good terms with your neighbors well certainly has its benefits. They might water your plants while you're on holiday, feed the cat, or even put your bins out.
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2011
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A team of researchers from the City University of Hong Kong, working with several colleagues from the U.K., has modified an AI application for use in detecting chick distress calls in noisy environments. In their paper published ...
A special airlift for thousands of baby flamingos is under way in South Africa as drought has put their breeding ground in peril.
Ecology
Feb 1, 2019
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