Scientists say song sparrows make and shuffle playlists to attract their mates

  • 📰 CTVNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 41 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 20%
  • Publisher: 99%

Canada Headlines News

Canada Latest News,Canada Headlines

Humans have long made playlists to express their love towards a potential partner, and new research suggests song sparrows not only do the same, but can rotate the order.

Humans have long made playlists to express their love towards a potential partner, and new research suggests some birds not only do the same, but can rotate the order.

This "cycle" of songs acts like a playlist and can last for up to 30 minutes. Once it is over, the sparrows will change the order of the songs in the playlist each time it is sung. In order to collect the data needed to answer this question, Nowicki's research partner William Searcy, an ornithologist and biologist at the University of Miami, hiked into the backwoods of northwest Pennsylvania with equipment to record hours of the birds' songs.

This analysis indicated that male song sparrows keep track of their tweets intentionally, as the males generally sing through their entire repertoire before repeating any of their songs. It also indicated that the longer the sparrows sing a particular two-second song, the longer they would wait before singing it again.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Interesting how environmental scientists got unmuzzled but Canada's public health care is still hand tied to pharmaceutical corporations own testing on their own products. Canada needs scientists testing these products before approval

But they won't be on Spotify because they all say: IStandWithNeilYoung Spotifydeleted

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in CA

Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

A universal vaccine could be the future of the coronavirus fightScientists are working to develop a 'pan-coronavirus' vaccine — one that offers protection against multiple variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. A universal FCK off is the future They’ll make it in suppository form only just to fuck with us more. I'm good
Source: CTVNews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

Sudbury police found woman asleep at the wheelPolice found woman asleep at the wheel — via drivingdotca autonews
Source: nationalpost - 🏆 10. / 80 Read more »

Yukon to set up First Nations school board after historic vote | CBC NewsYukon will soon have a First Nations school board, which supporters say will give them a greater say over education matters with the territorial government.
Source: CBCNews - 🏆 2. / 99 Read more »

Nadal, Medvedev to meet in history-making Australian finalRafael Nadal is within one victory of a men's record 21st Grand Slam singles title.
Source: CTVNews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

'Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider's history-making run ends'Jeopardy!' champion Amy Schneider's dazzling streak is over, snapped Wednesday by a Chicago librarian after 40 consecutive wins and nearly US$1.4 million in prize money. How are males 'marginalized'? Putting on a dress and lipstick doesn't make men women (you know, that demographic of people who actually ARE marginalized?). For a 'marginalized' group, transwomen sure seem to have a lot of power and influence. 🤡🌎 She a really good player but she's not nearly the greatest of all time. Put her up against James Holzhauer or Matt Amodio and I'll bet she finishes in a distant third place behind James and then Matt, in that order.
Source: CTVNews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

New Brunswick to allow in-person classes, ease COVID-19 restrictionsNew Brunswick government says students can return to in-class learning next week
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »