The beak-swinging resembles the movement of monkeys. So the scientists coined the term “beakiation,” a play on the word brachiation, the term for the monkey-bar motions of primates.

Highly-sensitive beaks could help albatrosses and penguins find their food Date: September 18, 2024 Source: University of Cambridge Summary: Researchers have discovered that seabirds, including ...

Finally, the team measured the beaks of 400 Anna’s hummingbirds in museum collections that span the years 1861 to 2020, to see how they had changed over time.