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City Sparrows Sing Louder to Trump Cars

Pitches are higher today than decades ago: Study

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 10, 2012 2:38 PM CDT

(Newser) – Sparrows who live in the big city have learned to speak up in order to be heard: Researchers examined the songs of those that live around the Golden Gate Bridge and found that the calls are in a higher pitch now than they were in 1965, according to an Animal Behavior study noted by Scientific American. Researchers suspect the sparrows have adapted in order to be heard above all that traffic.

Sparrows have raised their pitch, apparently to be heard above the sounds of traffic.
Sparrows have raised their pitch, apparently to be heard above the sounds of traffic.   (Flickr)
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BirdNerd
Apr 11, 2012 11:08 PM CDT
That's a White-crowned Sparrow in the picture... just in case anyone was wondering.
crafter67
Apr 10, 2012 11:18 PM CDT
I said  - TWEET!!!! - Motherf*#ker!  TWEET!!!
BrushMan
Apr 10, 2012 5:21 PM CDT
Sparrows are thought to be one of the most numerous animals on earth. They have lots to talk about.
 

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