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Great Tit Telomeres, Baby Talk, Brainy Birds

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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 humans, adults (probably mainly mothers) do this thing called “motherese” which is talking in a way one would normally not talk to another adult, to a baby. Salmón, J. Nilsson, A.

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Junco Mashup

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There’s a little hint of white in the malar and throat too, which would seem to be a problem for the species Black- chinned Sparrow. As the old saying goes, “when you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras” This is not an easy bird, but it is expected. New Jersey mystery sparrow.

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

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Elephant The big – two species of elephant are now recognized as occuring in Africa, the smaller and more secretive Forest Elephant and the larger, more familiar African or Bush Elephant. The little – the two species of black Buffalo Weavers obtain their appellation from their dark coloration that resembles their fearsome namesake.

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Further up the Fitzroy River

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We always drive slowly towards the park, because often there are many species to be observed along that road. There was nobody else on the walk trail and it had maybe never seen a human before! The big surprise was not just one Nankeen Night-heron sitting on a branch out in the open at 2pm, but a family. The edge of the highway.

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