Birds became the world's master musicians in order to convey to potential mates, rivals and predators all the important things they have to say, from "Clear off!" to "Come on!" And their songs ...

However, another thing we admire about birds is the sweet songs that they sing. Birds sing for many reasons. They do it to ...

By the time a bird reaches adulthood, its song usually settles into a single, stable form. Despite repeated practice, however, there are subtle differences between each rendition of the song.

Whether you live in the city or the countryside, the constant chorus of birds is a reminder of how much wildlife there is outside your window. Although the cast of characters depends on the time of ...

This stability has been proposed to require active maintenance by auditory feedback, as song gradually deteriorates after deafening in adult birds. Leonardo and Konishi distorted auditory feedback ...

This story appears in the July 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. In a bird market in the Mediterranean tourist town of Marsa Matruh, Egypt, I was inspecting cages crowded with wild ...

Patrick Swayze had two brothers and two sistersHis parents adopted one daughter named BambiThis is what you should know about Bambi Swayze Patrick Swayze remains one of the most beloved actors of ...

Disney might be all magic and fairy dust, but some of its scenes are just one evil cackle away from becoming a full-on horror ...

Those beak-driven changes to their songs can impact how specieses recognize one another and drive their separation, according to the study. [Related: Thanks to a matriarchal gene, this bird can ...

is now trying to preserve the birds' song by teaching captive honeyeaters the songs of their wild relatives. The researchers had not set out to study the song of the regent honeyeater, but simply ...

As many said at the time, bird song did sound different during lockdown, according to a scientific study. By analysing the calls of sparrows recorded over decades, scientists confirmed a change in ...