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Great Tit Telomeres, Baby Talk, Brainy Birds

10,000 Birds

They used Great T**s from non-urban and urban areas, and mixed them up through breeding, to rule out any possible family history of telomere length. The benefits are many, including the availability of anthropogenic food sources, breeding boxes and warmer temperatures. Research done quite a while back suggests that this is adaptive.

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First Outbreak of Usutu Virus in Germany

10,000 Birds

A few dead birds were collected by authorities and sent to a laboratory for investigation. and species breeding in cavities are less affected. I frequently observed Blackbirds walking on the ground like rodents, even ducking under low tufts of grass. Impaired motoric movements, e. inability to fly, staggering, falling over.

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