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

Survival in the wild usually comes with a steep learning curve. For young birds, that curve can be especially brutal. If you don’t know what a hawk sounds like before you leave the nest, your first ...

Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, reveals new research. Scientists played recordings of predator calls to chicks in their nests – and paired the sounds with either adult ...

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

The young birds were more vigilant when they heard the call again. On the other hand, the chicks that heard the predator calls paired with the contact calls did not gain this fear. “Our study shows ...