In a cavity nest in the countryside of southwestern England, a young jackdaw chick less than a month old sits still in the darkness. Suddenly its head is above its shoulders, eyes wide, frozen in ...

Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, new research shows. Scientists played recordings of predator calls to chicks in their nests – and paired the sounds with either adult ...

The forest is never silent – not even in the calmest hours, and certainly not when birds are around. But they are not chattering to kill boredom. Every chirp, call and song carries a meaning that has ...

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Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, reveals new research. Scientists played recordings of predator calls to chicks in their nests – and paired the sounds with either adult ...

However, the reaction to the goshawk call (when combined with adult jackdaw alarm calls) suggests jackdaws have an evolved predisposition to learn about birds of prey. Jackdaw chicks became about ...