BREAKING SCIENCE NEWS:

Studying mockingbirds in South America

To get through this recession thing, I need to get back to school  for a little re-training, or, if this is one of those “shovel-ready” jobs, I want one.

Check this. A team of  U.S. Scientists have discovered that mockingbirds sing differently, in different parts of the world. Who knew?

Carlos Botero, a researcher from the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center in North Carolina, led the study. He and his colleagues compared recordings of 29 species of mockingbird from all over the world.

During the course of the study, Dr Botero embarked on a solitary month-long tour of South America, seeking out elusive birds and recording their songs.

“I had to try to visit as many different countries as possible at exactly the right time – when the birds were breeding,” he said, adding that some of the remote locations he visited were like “mockingbird paradise”.

He added that researchers might be able to use this research to provide clues about the evolution of important human developments such as language, like, why the French speak French, or why Spanish is preferred in Rio de Janeiro.

Will a Pell Grant cover this?

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