Brains of parrots, unlike songbirds, use human-like vocal control
The study relied on electrodes placed in the brains of parrots and songbirds and tracked the behavior of neurons in a region ...
Wyoming Tribune Eagle5d
Bird Banter: Forest finches are feeder-friendly, too
The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada,” by Lillian Stokes and Matthew A. Young, published in 2024, is ...
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Parrot brains are built to talk like humans, share similar speech brain circuits
The ability of parrots to mimic human speech has long fascinated people, but a new study reveals that their gift of gab goes ...
USA Today5d
Parrots are more high-maintenance than other pets. How do you care for one?
"They require a ton of mental stimulation and care." Owning a parrot is difficult, Baldwin said, because avians require at least five hours a day of exercise and human interaction "just to feel a ...
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Finch Beak Data Sheet:
Natural selection at its most powerful winnowed certain finches harshly during a severe drought in 1977. That year, the vegetation withered. Seeds of all kinds were scarce. The small, soft ones ...