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Singing Changes Development of Chicks

zebraFinches.jpg
© Keith Gerstung [CC BY 2.0]

Zebra finches can sing to their chicks still in the egg in order to change their development. This was noticed and reproduced in a 'heat' song which can slow the development and increase the survival prospects at particularly hot times.

News seen at: BBC - Science

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