Interior designing birds
Researchers from the the School of Biology have produced the first experimental evidence that birds actively select nest-building materials that camouflage their nests.
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Bird-brain DIY: Birds learn from experience when building nests
It is typically assumed that it is a bird’s genes that cause it to choose the materials with which it builds its nest. To test this assumption, Dr Susan Healy and others from the School of Biology investigated whether…