Yellow Warblers that live close to roads in the Galápagos get more aggressive around traffic noises, per a new study ...

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In the Galápagos, traffic noise is making birds more aggressive On the road, tension is everywhere, which can turn driving into a veritable battle of wits. Research suggests that birds in the ...

A new study has discovered that birds in the Galapagos Islands are changing their behavior due to traffic noise, with those frequently exposed to vehicles showing heightened levels of aggression.

On his visit to the islands in 1835, Charles Darwin noticed the slight differences between the same types of animal on each island. This helped him work out how they had adapted to their ...

A regular Galapagos giant tortoise can easily live past 100. One of the tortoises named Harriet, managed to live up to 175.

But even on this remote and mostly undeveloped archipelago, human activity is affecting animals. Researchers recently discovered that traffic noise may be causing male Galápagos yellow warblers ...

The findings are detailed in a study published March 20 in the journal Animal Behaviour. “Birds use song during territorial defence as an aggressive signal,” Caglar Akcay, a study co-author ...

The now famous scientist had spent three years sailing around South America studying animals, fossils and geology, and was on his way home when the vessel made a stop at the Galápagos Islands.

Published in the journal Animal Behaviour and led by experts from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and the Konrad Lorenz Research Centre at the University of Vienna, the research examined the impact ...

Birds develop "road rage" due to traffic noise, reveals a new study. Researchers found that native species in the Galápagos ...