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- Avi Blizovsky
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New research suggests that oviraptor dinosaurs, which looked like birds but couldn't fly, hatched their eggs less efficiently than modern birds. The findings suggest that dinosaurs may have relied on more than just body heat
- Avi Blizovsky
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Long-term monitoring data in Brazil, Panama and Ecuador indicate a sharp decline in birds, especially insectivorous species, and it is possible that the climate crisis and the decline in insect numbers are destabilizing tropical forest ecosystems.
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
A kingfisher is much more than a bird that hunts and catches fish, especially when it comes to the white-breasted kingfisher. Everything you wanted to know about this generalist, colorful, and vocal bird. The hottest questions about the most interesting animals
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Small migratory birds, weighing no more than a few grams, travel thousands of kilometers each year between their nesting sites in Europe and their breeding grounds in Africa. Dr. Yoav Perlman of the Israel Ornithology Center warns that food shortages, hunting
- Tel Aviv University
Researchers have developed an innovative algorithm that turns vultures themselves into a smart warning system and prevents mass poisoning events.
- Avi Blizovsky
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This led to our research question: Do other animals also “fall for” the same tricks? If a small fish or a chicken is exposed to the illusion, what does this tell us about the way they see and interpret their environment?
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It has phenomenal hearing, a heart-shaped face, and the ability to "dive" through the air toward prey in complete silence. How did the snort become an unexpected ally of modern agriculture? The Hottest Questions About Animals
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Hebrew University-led research offers a new framework for monitoring zoonotic diseases through biologging – and highlights the importance of global collaboration
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Israel is a major migratory route for birds, but many of them are injured here by collisions with high-voltage power lines. A new study examines what can be done to reduce the number of these injuries.
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A Yale University study examines the movements of 406 migratory bird species and finds that most birds are not moving fast enough to keep up with rising temperatures.
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Among the notable findings: unique feathers known as tertiary feathers, which help close the gap between the wing members and the bird's body, thus enabling flight support - until now, these feathers have not been documented in dinosaurs related to birds.
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Researchers combined genetic data from 9,239 bird species and 1,000 other controlled records to build a complete, shared evolutionary tree
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The "Merlin" bird identification app is being tested by expert birders and amateurs. What were the results, and why is it still less accurate in Israel?
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Cuckoos develop eggs and chicks that resemble those of their hosts, to avoid detection. When they have more than one host, this can lead to the creation of new species of cuckoos – especially if they are “violent”.
- Avi Blizovsky
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The Tel Aviv 360 podcast of Tel Aviv University with the participation of Prof. Yossi Leshem (Hebrew only)
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Studies from Israel and abroad have found that birds do not chirp only for courtship purposes, and that they have a complex language that affects their choice of who to communicate with and how - even during migration
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The crows have become a routine part of our landscape. How smart are they really, and why is one species more successful than another?
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- Avi Blizovsky
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Research shows that crows can intentionally produce up to four vocalizations in response to specific cues, indicating a non-symbolic number system and vocal control similar to that of human infants. This ability offers a foundation
- Avi Blizovsky
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Unlike the 2017 eclipse that occurred in August, this eclipse occurs when the spring migration is already underway. And since most birds fly at night, a solar eclipse may affect them significantly
- Avi Blizovsky
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Research led by the University of Queensland has found that humans can tell if chickens are excited or disappointed, simply by the sound of their clucking
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A new Israeli study examined the siksak, a common species of bird - and found that urban siksaks are braver than their rural brethren. Although we usually all appreciate this nice feature, it is possible
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According to Dr. Motty Charter, the fact that two amateur observers are the ones who identified the raccoon, an endangered species, through watching the YouTube channel Birds Online Charter Group, emphasizes the enormous importance of
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A new Israeli study presents a solution to the many accidents between aircraft and winged creatures, and for the first time succeeds in identifying with the help of radar flocks of large birds, which until now were considered "invisible"
- Tel Aviv University
Researchers have found changes in the body structure of birds, which are probably due to adaptation to global warming
- Yoram Soreq
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My father asks: Do stray cats cause a decrease in the number of birds?
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"A wise man learns from the experience of others, a fool learns from his own experience." indeed? According to sparrow research, the answer is: it depends
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Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a system that allows the tracking of hundreds of birds using a tiny GPS device * Thanks to the new system, the researchers were able to encourage the culture of breathing in agricultural areas, thus
- The Hebrew University
Examination of faeces (and movement) of migratory birds, reveals the effect of nutrition on intestinal bacteria. The feeding is of course intended to prevent the birds from raiding the fields
- The Hebrew University
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The researchers mapped the birds' neural network, which controls the coordinated movement of the wings. They found that the evolutionary basis for the development of the coordinated and uniform flapping ability of the wings in birds was created thanks to a natural mutation that developed
- The Hebrew University
It turns out that artificial lighting plays a central role in the reproductive processes of poultry. Prolonged exposure to light in a red wave absorbed through the extraretinal receptors while suppressing the activation of retinal photoreceptors has a positive effect on the ability
- Weizmann Institute
In the spring of 2019, the pot in the window of Shlomit ben Meshulam in the Department of Veterinary Resources became a falcon's nest. Shlomit, the secretary of the department, accompanied the chicks until they flew from the nest
- Yoram Soreq
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In honor of Yom Kippur and the chickens of atonement, we will answer the question of the Yosef family "We wanted to ask and can't find an answer - what is the function of the chicken's wings?"
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Researchers have found that the same laws that characterize the "free economy" of humans also exist in social animals
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Research on bird migration led to bringing hearts closer together in Israel, to helping farmers and to a life-saving project with the Air Force
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A particularly energetic cuckoo crossed 26 thousand kilometers in the last year and visited 16 countries. Along the way, she became an international network star and provided more important information about the migratory patterns of the world's birds
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- Science site The Conversation
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- Avi Blizovsky
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- Scientific American Israel
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- Ben-Gurion University
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- Young Galileo
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