A new study on songbirds sheds light on the power of social interaction to facilitate learning, insights that potentially ...

B efore a pair of zebra finches can settle down to start a family, they have to find a place to live. Whether that’s up in a tree or in a constructed nest box, the responsibility for finding a good ...

It's best to keep zebra finches in pairs or small groups. If a zebra finch must be in a separate cage because of illness, make sure they can see at least one other bird in the room with them.

Zebra Finch Mates Use Their Forebrain Song System in Unlearned Call Communication. PLoS ONE , 2014; 9 (10): e109334 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109334 Cite This Page : ...

Male zebra finches growing up without mothers prefer to bond with each other in adulthood, a new study shows, and sexual imprinting may explain why. We know surprisingly little about why ...

The photo shows two zebra finch pairs: one pair from a wild-derived populations (the birds in the middle, female on the left, male on the right), and one pair from a domesticated population ...

“GAY” birds are just as ­loyal to each other as “straight” couples – and sing to each other just as much.

Pair bonding reinforced in the brain. Zebra finches use their specialised song system for simple communication. October 28, 2014. ... "Constant contact with a partner is important, as the zebra ...

There's been much rejoicing among my family lately. A child was born. Two, in fact. To my mother. Well not exactly to my mother, who is somewhat beyond her childbearing years. But to her pet zebra ...

Zebra finch pairs form long-term monogamous bonds early in life – and Griffith says that the singing may also serve as a form of ongoing conversation between the pair about local conditions and their ...