Natural History Wanderings

Thanks to Rusty Scalf for this research on birdsong.

In a recent study White-throated Sparrows’ nervous systems responded to music in ways that are very similar to humans. They found that females when they heard the songs of males their nervous systems responded similar to ours when listen to music we like. They found that when male birds heard the songs of other males their nervous systems responded similar to how ours responds when we hear music we don’t like. You can read more in an article at Earthsky  Birds respond to birdsong much like humans do to music

To read the study go to Frontiers Journal Birdsong: is it music to their ears?

A 3D Image of a Bird’s Voicebox

Another group of scientists studying how animals sing have created a detailed 3D image of a bird’s voice box. Read more and see images at BBC Nature – Birdsong secrets revealed in 3D model.