African starlings: Dashing darlings of the bird world in more ways than one
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 20:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
It's not going to happen while you're peering through your binoculars, but African glossy starlings change color more than 10 times faster than their ancestors and even their modern relatives, say researchers. The changes have led to new species of birds with color combinations previously unseen, according to a new study.