UMass Amherst scientists reveal how pitch and volume interact in birdsong, offering new insights into bird communication and ...

or they might do it alone and then attract a mate. It depends on the species.” Birds build a variety of nest types, and Walz says that’s because they’ve been able to evolve and adapt to ...

The secret to the birds’ success lies in their specialized digestive anatomy, which lets them comfortably enjoy ... A Gunnison’s sage grouse might do the same with a tasty supply of sagebrush leaves.

Birds and crocodilians are still the best guides to what extinct dinosaurs were like, their anatomy acting as an outline ... as crocodiles do, but eggs with multiple shells hint at a more bird ...

That is, when two dinosaurs wanted to make baby dinosaurs, how did they do ... birds (dinosaurs' other close relatives), we see that courtship displays are widespread. Some birds dance to attract ...

The Fundus Oculi of Birds, especially as viewed by the Ophthalmoscope: A Study in Comparative Anatomy and Physiology. By Casey A. Wood. Pp. 180 + plates lxi. (Chicago: The Lakeside Press ...

In contrast to male birds, females do not appear to use song for mate attraction very much. Rather, Barros and Benedict found the highest support for territorial defense (67% of the studies ...

The hovering behaviour is critical to the birds as it allows them to ... “It’s very difficult to do an exact replica of all the anatomy of a kestrel, so we have distilled our findings down ...

The animal world is full of what appear to be miracles: a Brazilian boa giving birth without being near another snake; fish that rain down from the sky; and who could forget the ferret that ...

A male pied flycatcher, perhaps looking for a mate. Jesus Giraldo Gutierrez/Shutterstock We recorded the songs of these birds and compared them to the songs of their local Swedish environment ...

Birds boast some of the most vibrant colors among ... the sex of the bird and its age. Avian colors do more than just captivate human spectators. They also serve utilitarian purposes, indicating ...

When entering their nest box, Japanese Tits (Parus minor) apparently flutter their wings to say “after you” to their mate ... t know whether or how birds might do the same.