Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, new research shows. Scientists played recordings of predator calls to chicks in their nests—and paired the sounds with either adult jackdaw ...

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LAONA – On a cool June morning, the mature stand of trees in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest reverberated with a rapid-fire "ki-ki-ki-ki!" The vocalization was from one of Wisconsin's most ...

However, the reaction to the goshawk call (when combined with adult jackdaw alarm calls) suggests jackdaws have an evolved predisposition to learn about birds of prey. Jackdaw chicks became about ...