We all know that birds imitate sounds. If you weren’t aware of the many species that can do this, you’ll probably at least ...

The evolution of the advanced ability to mimic the birdsong of other species, and even sounds heard in the environment, is usually driven by sexual selection. Female superb lyrebirds, for instance, ...

There are some birds out there that are experts at mimicking the sounds they hear around them...so much so that they can even fool humans into thinking it's the real thing! Cops in Bicester, England ...

In a bizarre yet intriguing experiment, musician and science enthusiast Benn Jordan has explored whether birds could act as a living storage medium. The bird in question, a young starling, had been ...

Police officers in the United Kingdom thought that something was wrong with their cars when they kept hearing a strange noise that sounded convincingly similar to their sirens, video shows. Cops from ...

Researcher Laurent Davin plays a replica of one of the 12,000-year-old bird bone flutes recently discovered in northern Israel. Davin et al., 2023 Scientists in Israel have discovered seven ...

Scientists listened to birds from around the world. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 10, 2025 1:33 PM EST Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The wails coming from an enclosure at Taronga Zoo Sydney in Australia may sound like the cries of ...