Tuesday, 30 December 2014

Scientists show that drunk birds ‘slur’ their songs

Scientists show that drunk birds ‘slur’ their songs


Sometimes science means getting a bunch of finches sloshed. Or at least giving them blood alcohol levels of around .08 percent, which is pretty crazy by bird standards. In a study published last week in PLOS ONE, researchers from the Oregon Health and Science University tempted zebra finches with spiked juice -- but not because they wanted to help the lab animals ring in the new year in style.

Read more: http://snapzu.com/zyery/scientists-show-that-drunk-birds-slur-their-songs

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