People aren't the only ones who show sympathy. Birds also seem to care about the fate of conspecifics. They notice how much food the others already have and then share theirs with individuals that were not given any. "They ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 9, 2020
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When we attached tiny, backpack-like tracking devices to five Australian magpies for a pilot study, we didn't expect to discover an entirely new social behavior rarely seen in birds.
Plants & Animals
Feb 22, 2022
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Magpies are not attracted to shiny objects and don't routinely steal small trinkets such as jewellery, according to a new study.
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2014
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In literature, crows and ravens arebad omens and are associated with witches. Most people believe they steal, eat other birds' eggs and reduce the populations of other birds. But a new study, which has brought together over ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2015
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Researchers are urging city-dwellers to switch off their garden lights at night-time after a study of magpies and pigeons revealed the harmful impact artificial light is having on the birds' sleep patterns.
Plants & Animals
Jul 23, 2020
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Growing up in a large social group makes Australian magpies more intelligent, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2018
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Can one form a friendship with a magpie? –even when adult males are protecting their nests during the swooping season? The short answer is:" Yes, one can" - although science has just begun to provide feasible explanations ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 3, 2017
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Sleep deprived Australian magpies are tired and unmotivated, just like humans, according to new research from La Trobe University in Melbourne which has found that, after a poor night's sleep, the common black and white songbird ...
Plants & Animals
May 3, 2022
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Female magpies have been shown to be more adventurous than their male siblings, according to new research.
Plants & Animals
Sep 2, 2014
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Zookeepers in Prague have turned into puppeteers in an effort to save the critically endangered Javan green magpie.
Ecology
Apr 17, 2018
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