Theo White
Appearances
Global News Podcast
Roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub kills scores of people
Und es gibt noch ein anderes Problem. Selbst wenn sie Tierwölfe waren, sagen manche Wissenschaftler, dass sie nicht wissen, wie sie sich aussehen, ohne Eltern oder eine Packung zu lernen.
Global News Podcast
Erdogan condemns Turkey protests as dozens arrested
The researchers used speakers to simulate the sound of a male yellow warbler at 38 locations. This was the reply from the local population. The point was to observe how the local males responded to an intruder on their patch and to find out whether this was affected by the proximity of roads.
Global News Podcast
Erdogan condemns Turkey protests as dozens arrested
The team found that birds closer to noise pollution were more likely to display physically aggressive behaviours. Some also increased the length of their characteristically bright song and became shriller to stand out from the rumble of traffic.
Global News Podcast
Erdogan condemns Turkey protests as dozens arrested
One of the co-authors of the report, Dr. Charla Achai from Anglia Ruskin University, said if the birds can't make themselves heard, they may be resorting to physical confrontation or road rage to you and me.
Global News Podcast
Erdogan condemns Turkey protests as dozens arrested
The population of the Galapagos Islands is going up by more than 6% a year, and there's been a huge increase in traffic. For example, in 1980, there were just 23 vehicles on the archipelago's second largest island, Santa Cruz. By 2013, this had risen to 1,326.