Modern sparrows sing louder to be heard
April 5th, 2012 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
London, April 5 (IANS) Urban sparrows today have a far more high-pitched song than they did 50 years ago because they want to be heard over noise of the city, ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
‘Hawk mimicry’ helps cuckoos to scare their hosts
April 18th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 18 (ANI): Scientists have said that cuckoos have evolved plumage patterns that give them a hawk-like appearance to scare the birds whose nests they invade.A study has shown that reed ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Frightened birds’ wings grow faster and longer
March 26th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 26 (ANI): Researchers have found that female birds exposed to predators while ovulating produce smaller offspring than unexposed females.Their study also showed that the chicks may be smaller, but their ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Even birds have personalities
November 30th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): It is well known that animals have personalities, but it may come as a surprise to many to learn that birds also do.For instance, individual birds vary ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Bird protection bosses start recruitment drive at sex fair
November 20th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): Bird protection bosses stunned a few visitors after they started a recruitment drive at a sex fair.The RSPB put up a stall at the adult show Erotica 2010, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Scientists find gene that makes some birds more curious than others
February 10th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): Scientists, in a new research, have found that some great tit populations are more curious than others because they have a gene related to individual variation in exploratory ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Male great tits with flashy boobs produce stronger sperm
January 21st, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 21 (ANI): In the world of great tits, males with brighter breasts have more resilient sperm, a new study says.The first of its kind study found that birds' 'bling-bling' ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Great Tits acquire new habit of eating hibernating bats
September 26th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 26 (ANI): A team of scientists has found that a group of Great Tits in a cave in Hungary has acquired a new habit of eating hibernating common pipistrelle bats ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mum birds UV vision allows them to monitor their chicks’ healthy glow
April 4th, 2008 - 1:01 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr 4 (ANI): Theres definitely something extraordinary in the eyes of mother birds they are bestowed upon by what could be called as UV vision that lets them detect the ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Birds attracted to wealthy Brits: Study
February 11th, 2008 - 2:22 pm ICT by admin
London , Feb 11 (ANI): A study by researchers from Sheffield University has found that the number of birds in British urban areas is directly proportional to the wealth of the residents ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |