Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, reveals new research. Scientists played recordings of predator ...
Survival in the wild usually comes with a steep learning curve. For young birds, that curve can be especially brutal. If you don’t know what a hawk sounds like before you leave the nest, your first ...
Young jackdaw chicks can learn about predators before leaving the nest by listening to alarm calls from adult birds.
Researchers conducted a global study of the factors that influence bird sounds, using more than 100,000 audio recordings from around the world. Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a ...