30

Stories about: starling

Rome Group Uses Technology to Chase Away Birds Every year, in autumn, the Italian capital city of Rome looks like it’s under siege. But ancient Barbarian hordes have been replaced by tens of thousands of starlings, birds weighing no more than 80 grams (3 ounces) each, which cover priceless historic monuments with guano and other droppings. There is little a... 27 November 2008 09:56 GMT Why Do Females Cheat? She may not love you anymore or she may feel neglected or experience curiosity. But female cheating is not only limited to humans. In the case of the superb starling, females seem to cheat their males for the sake of their chicks, as Cornell researchers have found. The superb starling females (Lamprotornis superbus) ... 21 June 2007 14:46 GMT