Scientists Taught Pet Parrots to Video Call Each Other—and the Birds Loved It

Scientists Taught Pet Parrots to Video Call Each Other—and the Birds Loved It

Wild parrots tend to fly in flocks, but when kept as single pets, they may become lonely and bored

Nature Notes: on a wood pigeon who became a good friend

It was in our Ilkley garden in the spring of 2001 that I first met Mr Wood, a distinguished and rather confident male wood pigeon. He scavenged the…

The superb starlings, a species of African savannah, assist each other to care for the nests and open their group to immigrants

Study reveals birds form close bonds just like humans

Scientists studied African starlings over the span of 20 years.

New study shows that birds form bonds that look a lot like friendship

The fact that humans who are not related by blood help each other repeatedly over time is demonstrably true—think of the ongoing mutual support that sustains your longest-running friendships.

More than cooperation within the family, this is a behaviour very close to friendship: this study alters the perception of social ties among birds. Recognizable to its iridescent black-blue belly, the superb Choucador bears its name. This starling now also has the merit of