Skylarks can hear the difference between friendly neighbours and dangerous strangers, and deal with any threatening intruders, says new research by scientists at Queen Mary, University of London.
Male skylarks learn to recognise local dialects in their neighbours' individual songs, remember where each neighbour is supposed to be and reprimand intruders who don't belong in the neighbourhood, according to a study carried out by Dr Elodie Briefer, a postdoctoral researcher at Queen Mary's School of Biological and Chemical Sciences.
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hail to thee blithe spirit
bird thou never wert
minusbaryon 5 months ago
@naffcar - they're on Cleeve Hill in the Cotswolds! All over the place, I've been hearing this song for years but only just found out what makes it!
flowerfairy74 8 months ago
@naffcar Heard and saw many high on the dunes at Perranporth Cornwall last week! You can't fail to see one there.
prestons67 9 months ago
The birds are the best singers in the whole world. hear their sweet voice, one will never get bore.
CassandraLai 9 months ago
please can I use this recording at my Mum's funeral? It was her favourite bird song and she requested that we scatterred her ashes where it might be heard and it would be lovely to hear it at her service too. Thank you Carolyn Forsyth
aarika64 1 year ago
It's been many years since hearing such a wonderful song from this little bird, last heard near the New Forest in the 60's, where are they all now?
naffcar 1 year ago
تغريد جميل
bdr123321 1 year ago
This sound is great! Thank you very much!
iceofthesun 1 year ago
Skylarks as young children we would lay on our backs on the grass and see who could still see the skylark till it was just a dot..! .
The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams is a lovely classic.
TERRIERPACK 1 year ago