maandag 14 september 2009

Skylarks recognise neighbours

New research shows that Skylarks are able to distinguish between the songs of their neighbours and those of strangers, who may pose a threat, enabling them to readily see off any intruders.

Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London studied the songs of Skylarks and compared their structure. They found that the songs of neighbouring Skylarks share more syllables with one other than they do with those of strangers, rather like a dialect.

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