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Angry birds

January 30, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

These birds are so angry, even a stuffed bird will set them off. Well, not so much angry as aggressive. Researchers at Duke University studied the territorial habits of swamp sparrows […]

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Mouse romance may involve sing-offs

October 18, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Babe may have been onto something with its Greek chorus of singing mice. The common house or prairie mouse can’t warble “Blue Moon,” nor can any mouse for that matter, […]

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