Chris Merkord Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Scientific American (blog) Practice Makes Perfect: Endangered Whooping Cranes Rely on Social Learning ... Scientific American (blog) For one thing, the birds might gain improved spatial memory of visual landmarks. Other research on wild-born whooping cranes showed that they're aided by keeping track of landscape features, both small-scale, such as particular mountains, rivers, or ... and more » View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScienceDaily Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 How do birds find their way on migration? Is their route encoded in their genes, or learned? Working with records from a long-term effort to reintroduce critically endangered whooping cranes in the Eastern US, researchers found these long-lived birds learn the route from older cranes, and get better at it with age. Read the full article on ScienceDaily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhysOrg Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Scientists have studied bird migration for centuries, but it remains one of nature's great mysteries. How do birds find their way over long distances between breeding and wintering sites? Is their migration route encoded in their genes, or is it learned? Read the full article on PhysOrg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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