Strings, threads and even hair are favorite nesting materials, but they can become a problem in a nest where they can become tangled on the birds’ feet and wings, causing injury. You don’t ...

A trio of researchers at the University of California has found that zebra finches are able to remember up to 42 bird voices based only on their vocalizations. In their paper published in the ...

Female zebra finches are picky in their mates, and have found a clever way to reproduce if they don't find someone. By Margo Milanowski Updated Nov 5, 2021 12:47 PM EDT ...

Zebra finches program their offspring to prepare for global warming by singing to eggs before they hatch. In especially hot areas, finch parents make a special call to incubating eggs, basically ...

From zebra finches to chimpanzees, ’tis the season for animals who’ve imbibed just a bit too much. (And we’re not talking about that embarrassing uncle of yours.) ...

Birds With Older Father Die Sooner Than Those With Young Dad, Chromosome Changes May Be To Blame. Published Mar 17, 2018 at 8:40 AM EDT. Only five percent of birds fathered by an older male ...

Thirsty zebra finches “drink” their body fat. The songbirds are the first birds shown to get through a day without water by breaking down adipose tissue to stay hydrated, says evolutionary ...

Shorter telomeres indicate accelerated biological ageing. The study, published in Frontiers in Zoology, said that zebra finches exposed to traffic noise after they had left the nest had shorter ...

Male zebra finches are the nest builders in this species. A new study suggests that they camouflage their nests to blend in with the background. William Warby /Flickr ( CC BY 2.0 ) ...

Workington Zebra Finches won at Twickenham yesterday to claim the Papa Johns Junior Plate championship. The ladies rugby union side beat Avonmouth 27-22 to claim the title.

Some female zebra finches foist a part of their eggs on their neighbors. Scientists in Germany have discovered that in every fifth nest there is one egg that is not produced by its social parents.