An Andean condor.Image: Facundo Vital The world’s largest flying bird, the Andean condor, can stay in the air for 5 hours. and covers over 100 miles of real estate without shaking your wings, according to new research. Weighing more than 33 pounds (15 kg) and with a wingspan reaching 10 …
Read More »A new ‘viral’ bird song in Canada is causing sparrows to change their tune
A white-throated sparrow. Image: Scott M. Ramsay A new bird song is spreading like a wildfire among Canadian white-throated sparrows, on a scale not seen before by scientists. Birds rarely change their joyous little tunes, and when they do, It is usually limited to the local setting, where slight song …
Read More »A new ‘viral’ bird song in Canada is causing sparrows to change their tune
A white-throated sparrow. Image: Scott M. Ramsay A new bird song is spreading like a wildfire among Canadian white-throated sparrows, on a scale not seen before by scientists. Birds rarely change their joyous little tunes, and when they do, It is usually limited to the local setting, where slight song …
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