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Why do birds living near Chernobyl have smaller brains?

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Acrocephalus palustris is the old world Marsh Warbler, and is one of the birds in the Chernobyl area. So sorry, but this is a necessary part of our thought experiment!) Let’s do another thought experiment. And, of course, of all the tissues that make up a bird or a mammal, neural tissue is the most demanding of oxygen.

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Birding Nonggang, Guangxi, China – part 1

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Interestingly, one study found that Nonggang Babbler nests frequently visited by bird photographers had a higher hatching success rate than those not photographed. ”, in which the Red-whiskered Bulbul is named as one of the two most heavily targeted bird species. On the plus side, it looks rather funny when wet.

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