New Scientist

Empathetic budgies yawn when they see their peers do the same

The common pet budgerigar is loved for its ability to mimic its owners. But it has another special trick – it can catch yawns from other budgies, suggesting it has some kind of empathy. To see whether ...

Songbirds swap colorful plumage genes across species lines among their evolutionary neighbors

People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic adage of “survival of the ...
Forbes

Meet America's Only 3 Native Parrots — One Is Extinct, One Relocated To Mexico, And One Thrives In This Southern State

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Parrots are among the most vibrant and loquacious birds in ...
The Conversation

In a fight between a wild and a domestic budgie, whose feathers would fly?

Penny Olsen does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
New Scientist

Empathetic budgies yawn when they see their peers do the same

PET budgies are loved for their ability to mimic their owners. But they have another trick: catching yawns from other budgies, suggesting they have some kind of empathy. Many vertebrates yawn – ...