Survival in the wild usually comes with a steep learning curve. For young birds, that curve can be especially brutal. If you ...

According to new research, jackdaw (two species of bird in the genus Coloeus) chicks listen to their elders—but there’s also ...

Young jackdaw chicks can learn about predators before leaving the nest by listening to alarm calls from adult birds.

Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, new research shows. Scientists played recordings of predator ...

Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, reveals new research. Scientists played recordings of predator ...

Nestlings receiving the predator-test phase after training where they received goshawk calls paired with parental alarm calls. The video shows examples of all the behaviours analysed. Time stamps are ...

Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, new research shows.Scientists played recordings of predator calls to chicks in their ...

Great tit chicks, for example, stop begging in response to a parent’s alarm call. And a study of blackcaps found that under very high predation pressure chicks completely refrain from chirping until ...