Can Predated Island Birds Adapt?

By Corey • June 12, 2008 • 3 comments

Yes, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Canterbury, which found that the New Zealand Bellbird adapted its nesting behavior to different levels of predation-risk. The researchers hope their work can be used to help save at-risk and endangered island species.

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Corey

Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

3 Responses to “Can Predated Island Birds Adapt?”

Nicky Archibald Jun 13th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
My son says there is such a thing as a Google Bird – a webkins animal that is based on a real bird – can anyone tell me if this is true?
Thanks!
Corey Jun 13th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Yes, there is a web kinz google bird but it is not based on a real bird (at least not as far as I know).
ashley Jun 14th, 2011 at 7:55 pm
cool l didnt know that

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A team of researchers has found that the populations of common birds around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan has plummeted. Most disturbingly, the populations of species that the area has in common with Chernobyl has fallen more in Fukushima than they did in the site of worst nuclear disaster in world history.