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Canaries Are Endowed With Unique Song-Learning Abilities

findiviglio — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:00:54 +0000

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. Male canaries (Serinus canaria), long prized for their beautiful songs, may have unique learning abilities that explain their outstanding performances. Most birds acquire singing abilities by listening to others of their kind early in life…without appropriate role models, they fail to develop normal songs. Young canaries, however, seem able to switch [...]

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Canaries Are Endowed With Unique Song-Learning Abilities

Taming and Training Canaries and Other Finches, Part 2

findiviglio — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:10:56 +0000

See Part 1 of this article: Taming and Training Canaries and Other Finches, Part I Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. Last time we discussed some finch training basics…getting your pet to calm down when near people and out of its cage. Please see Part I of this article for further details. Returning to the Cage As mentioned in Part I [...]

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Taming and Training Canaries and Other Finches, Part 2

Taming and Training Canaries and Other Finches, Part I

findiviglio — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:15:33 +0000

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. When we think of tame birds, it is most often the parrots and mynas that come to mind. Canaries and other finches, on the other hand, are largely thought of as pets to enjoy for their bright colors, active ways and cheerful songs. To a great extent, these perceptions hold true…but not [...]

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Common Ravens (Corvus corax) at Work – the World’s Smartest Birds?

findiviglio — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:23:06 +0000

Looking much like out-sized crows, to which they are related, Common Ravens are considered by many ornithologists (biologists who study birds) to be the most intelligent of the world’s 9,000+ bird species. People have apparently held this view from the earliest of times, as the folktales and legends of many races are filled with [...]

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Common Ravens (Corvus corax) at Work – the World’s Smartest Birds?

Self Recognition and Impulse Control in Birds

findiviglio — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:13:00 +0000

Research this month (June, 2008) at Japan’s Keio University has proven what pet keepers have long known – that birds possess much more intelligence than they are given credit for. The work showed that pigeons have a well developed sense of “self”, and can distinguish their own images from those of another pigeon after a delay [...]

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