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Study: Birds with greater intelligence have more self-control
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A study has found that Eurasian jays can pass a version of the 'marshmallow test' and those with the greatest self-control also score the highest on intelligence tests. This is the first evidence of a link between self-control and intelligence in birds.
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Atwal makes cut despite even par second round in Bermuda
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Atwal who had three each of birdies and bogeys, two of which came late on the back nine of the round, slipped from overnight tied third to tied 34th.
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Morbi bridge collapse: 3 NDRF teams dispatched for rescue ops, says DG Atu
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Of the three NDRF teams, two have been dispatched from Gandhinagar and one from Baroda region of Gujarat.
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Why parents in their prime produce the best offspring: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Parents face a trade-off between putting resources into their offspring versus using resources to enhance their chances of survival so they can have more offspring. The best allocation of resources depends on age. More experienced parents are better at getting food, so they can pass on more
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Study: Hybrid songbirds more likely to found in human-altered environments
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Study suggested why these chickadee hybrids are more common in places where humans have changed the landscape and also examine this correlation separate from climate change.
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Research shows being around birds is linked to lasting mental health benef
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New research from King's College London has found that seeing or hearing birds is associated with an improvement in mental wellbeing that can last up to eight hours.
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Kerala culls 20k birds after Avian flu reported in Alapuzha district
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
With the outbreak of avian influenza being confirmed in Kerala's Alappuzha district, authorities on Thursday began operations to cull 16,000 birds in Haripad municipality
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Study: Fossil bird's skull reconstruction reveals brain made for smelling
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Jeholornis was a raven-sized bird that lived 120 million years ago, among the earliest examples of dinosaurs evolving into birds, in what's now China. The fossils that have been found are finely preserved but smashed flat, the result of layers of sediment being deposited over the years. That
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"Bird is freed" tweets Elon Musk, will reverse 'life bans'
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Elon Musk has said that he intends to replace Parag Agrawal as CEO of the Twitter and also intends to reverse the permanent ban on users, according to a Bloomberg report.
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Delhi-bound Akasa Air's flight lands safely after bird hit
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the DGCA, the incident was reported when Akasa B-737-8 (Max) aircraft VT-YAF operating flight QP -1333 flying from Ahmedabad to Delhi experienced a bird strike during climb out passing 1900ft.
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Research: Vocal communication originated over 400 million years ago
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The use of vocalizations as a resource for communication is common among several groups of vertebrates: singing birds, croaking frogs, or barking dogs are some well-known examples.
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Migratory birds start arriving at Kaziranga National Park
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Assam [India], October 23 (ANI): Migratory birds have started arriving at the Kaziranga National Park, said a park research officer.
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