Innovative birds are less vulnerable to extinction

Published: 6 April 2020

Bird species that have the capacity to express novel foraging behaviors are less vulnerable to extinction than species that do not, according to a collaborative study involving McGill University...

CNN | Birds that learn new behaviors less likely to go extinct, says study

Published: 7 April 2020

Now, a new study has found that birds that are able to change their behavior in this way are less likely to become extinct than those that do not adapt.

Brain genes related to innovation revealed in birds

Published: 14 March 2018

Wild birds that are more clever than others at foraging for food  have different levels of a neurotransmitter receptor that has been linked with intelligence in humans, according to a study led by...

Why guillemot chicks leap from the nest before they can fly

Published: 9 March 2017

Before they have the wing span to actually permit them to fly, young guillemots (also known as murres) leap hundreds of metres off towering cliffs and flutter down towards the sea, guided by their...

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