Post by sherlew99 on Mar 22, 2017 19:08:48 GMT -6
Cosmos
Features Biology 21 March 2017
New Zealand parrots enjoy a good laugh
Laughter can be contagious, even for birds. Andrew Masterson reports.
New Zealand’s kea parrot (Nestor notabilis), it seems, is always ready for a laugh and a bit of mucking about, particularly when the suggestion comes from another kea.
Research by a team led by Raoul Schwing of the Messerli Research Institute in Austria and published in the journal Current Biology reveals that in its vocal repertoire the kea has a “play call” – a sound that both announces its own playful mood and induces nearby birds to join in the fun.
Features Biology 21 March 2017
New Zealand parrots enjoy a good laugh
Laughter can be contagious, even for birds. Andrew Masterson reports.
New Zealand’s kea parrot (Nestor notabilis), it seems, is always ready for a laugh and a bit of mucking about, particularly when the suggestion comes from another kea.
Research by a team led by Raoul Schwing of the Messerli Research Institute in Austria and published in the journal Current Biology reveals that in its vocal repertoire the kea has a “play call” – a sound that both announces its own playful mood and induces nearby birds to join in the fun.
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