Calling someone a bird-brain may not be the insult it was intended to be. Although small in size, some birds' brains, such as ...

We are all born completely helpless, with little of the knowledge and skills we will need to survive as adults. Even our ...

Their first vocalizations help young zebra finch males to memorize the songs of adults. When babies learn to talk or birds learn to sing, the same principle applies: listen and then imitate. This is ...

Zebra finches can not only distinguish the full range of their species’ vocalizations but also organize them by meaning, according to a new study. The results suggest a surprising level of semantic ...

Shared learning pathway: Human infants and zebra finches both improve vocal skills faster when caregivers respond to complex ...

Scientists have cracked the genetic code of a songbird for the first time, identifying more than 800 genes linked to song learning in a finding that may shed light on human speech disorders. Subscribe ...

When a bird spots a predator and emits an alarm call, do its neighbors think “predator” and then react? Or do they automatically freeze or fly away because that’s what they’re wired to do?