zaterdag 22 december 2007

Birds, like humans help their children raise grandchildren

University of East Anglia researchers have discovered the existence of ‘grandparent’ helpers in the Seychelles warbler, a small songbird found on four granitic and corraline islands in the Seychelles.

This is the first time that this behaviour, which rarely occurs except in humans, has been observed in birds.


Lees meer: eBiologyNews

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