Baby Bird’s Wishlist: Mild Weather, Attentive Parents, Not Being the Smallest Sibling (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Baby Bird’s Wishlist: Mild Weather, Attentive Parents, Not Being the Smallest Sibling

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A young barn swallow perched on the ground of a barn. Even after leaving the nest, this fledgling was still being cared for by its parents while learning to fly. A UC Davis study shows how high or low temperatures, parental care and a hatchling's place among siblings all influence survival.

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Aleea Pardue

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