Every time a zebra finch lands, takes off, or hops on the guitars' strings, the notes play through a nearby amplifier. Courtesy of Ben Mirin The young male zebra finch alighted on the nearest guitar ...

If songbirds could appear on "The Masked Singer" reality TV competition, zebra finches would likely steal the show. That's because they can rapidly memorize the signature sounds of at least 50 ...

Zebra finches have been in captivity for more than 100 years and are originally from Australia where they could be found in large flocks. These small birds are very social with each other and prefer ...

It is a situation many couples will be familiar with – one half of a relationship becomes stressed at work and this can lead to the other half feeling the strain too. But new research has suggested ...

A pigment that makes feathers and hair orange helps prevent cellular damage by removing excess cysteine from cells.

Zebra mussels have now been spotted in Lady Bird Lake while Lake Austin is now infested with the invasive species, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Thursday. The mussels were found in Lake Austin ...

For a reddish-beaked bird called the zebra finch, sexiness is color-coded. Males have beaks that range from light orange to dark red. But to females, a male's colored bill may simply be hot, or not, ...

Like humans who can instantly tell which friend or relative is calling by the timbre of the person's voice, zebra finches have a near-human capacity for language mapping. If songbirds could appear on ...