https://maja.mielke.ws/tags/superb-starlings/ Recent content in Superb Starlings on Maja Mielke Hugo en-US Fri, 14 Nov 2025 02:58:08 -0200 https://maja.mielke.ws/blog/24_chirping-with-chopin/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 02:58:08 -0200 https://maja.mielke.ws/blog/24_chirping-with-chopin/ <hr> <p><em><strong>Birds react differently to classical and rock music.</strong></em></p> <hr> <p>It’s a special soundscape in the gorilla house at Buffalo Zoo. Chattering of passing visitors, children laughing, a bird calling from the foliage here and there. And all of this is accompanied by the constant roar of the indoor waterfall. Suddenly, rock music is playing from the speakers, visitors turning their heads. What’s happening?</p> https://maja.mielke.ws/blog/21_birds-form-long-term-friendships-to-help-each-other-raise-their-young/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 02:58:08 -0200 https://maja.mielke.ws/blog/21_birds-form-long-term-friendships-to-help-each-other-raise-their-young/ <hr> <p><em><strong>Superb starlings in Kenya show that cooperative breeding is not limited to close family members.</strong></em></p>