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Threatening owl calls cause robins to reduce their food intake at night, new research has revealed. The hooting of tawny owls ...

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This medium-sized owl is indeed quite scarce, normally detected by a haunting, wavering hoot that emanates from the deepest, darkest corners of woods. Its owlets, meanwhile, are renowned for their ...

Birds are aflutter with activity all day long so they certainly need to rest at night – but where do they go? Other than owls ...

In a study conducted at the University of Helsinki, AI was trained to classify bird sounds with increasing accuracy. The ...

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One of the most iconic eras of the NBA emerged during the 1980s and at the center of much of that greatness stood the Boston Celtics. Not only were they among the most successful franchises of that ...