10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2016

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. In this study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a group of juvenile zebra finches was allowed to interact with an adult.

Mammals 109

Mammals Zebras Birds Primates 109

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Years of follow-up research conducted by one of Earthwatch’s principal investigators on the Tambopata Macaw project, Dr. Don Brightsmith, shows, however, that within the study area of the clay lick the birds tend to choose the soil with the highest sodium content over soils that are best for neutralizing toxins.

Peru 255

Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 255

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Their taxonomic affinities have caused great confusion and debate amongst ornithologists; they were originally assigned to the thrush family, then Old World warblers before being shifted to babblers (the last mentioned a common dumping-ground for any aberrant passerines).

South Africa 221

South Africa Lesotho Africa Swaziland 221

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

Itcher birds, migratory members of the tern family. If migration evolved many times in birds, then it would be worth asking if it evolved in birds more often than in other groups of vertebrates. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1046 (1), 282-293 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1343.026 Specifically, Itcher Tern. Image source.

Research 191

Research Humane Compassion New York 191