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This critically endangered bird's song was about to disappear. Scientists saved it by recruiting some wild vocal tutors
Less than a century ago, huge flocks of regent honeyeaters flitted all over southeastern Australia. Today, they’re one of the ...
In a new study, wild regent honeyeaters became vocal tutors, teaching their disappearing song to birds in a captive breeding ...
The songs a bird sings while dreaming have been revealed for the first time. Researchers at the University of Buenos Aires created a way to track the vocal muscle activity of birds as they sleep, and ...
Not all pet birds have the physical or cognitive ability to learn songs, and understanding the difference can help owners set realistic expectations. For example, vocal learning species—including ...
A mournful call from the last living Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird in the 1980s has resurfaced following a depressing announcement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Last Monday, the FWS announced that ...
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