{"id":25529,"date":"2019-01-17T17:18:12","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T23:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/?p=25529"},"modified":"2025-08-19T23:18:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:18:11","slug":"female-budgies-prefer-puzzle-solving-males-other-bird-centric-news-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/female-budgies-prefer-puzzle-solving-males-other-bird-centric-news-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Female Budgies Prefer Puzzle-Solving Males And Other Bird-Centric News Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_44721\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44721\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44721\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/two-budgies-flkr-puppiesareprozac-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"male green budgie and female blue budgie beak to beak\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/two-budgies-flkr-puppiesareprozac-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/two-budgies-flkr-puppiesareprozac-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/two-budgies-flkr-puppiesareprozac-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/two-budgies-flkr-puppiesareprozac.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo \u201c<a title=\"Bedroom Eyes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/35597202@N02\/4217767940\">Bedroom Eyes<\/a>\u201d by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/35597202@N02\/\">PuppiesAreProzac<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What do birds look for in a mate? For female budgies, problem-solving ability appears to make males more attractive. From a revolutionary stand point, it might serve birds well to opt for partners that show good foraging prowess.<\/p>\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/grrlscientist\/2019\/01\/10\/problem-solving-budgies-make-more-attractive-mates\/#4c085b836407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tricky way\u00a0<\/a>researchers got female budgies to ditch their preferred mates to those trained to solve puzzles.<\/p>\n<h3>T-Rex Vs. Finch<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44585\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44585\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/galapagos-finch-flkr-tim-ellis-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"galapagos finch perched on twig in tree\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/galapagos-finch-flkr-tim-ellis-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/galapagos-finch-flkr-tim-ellis-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/galapagos-finch-flkr-tim-ellis-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/galapagos-finch-flkr-tim-ellis.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201c<a title=\"Darwin Finch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tim_ellis\/2717587899\">Darwin Finch<\/a>\u201d by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tim_ellis\/\">Tim Ellis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/2.0\/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-NC 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bird aficionados know that even small birds can pack a powerful pinch when they don\u2019t wish to interact. Researchers at the University of Lincoln and the University of Reading studied \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk\/news\/lincoln-news\/scientists-discover-small-bird-bite-2435975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bite-force data<\/a>\u201d\u00a0from hundreds of animals species, including reptiles, birds and mammals, and concluded that the Galapagos ground finch\u2019s bite is more than 300 times more powerful than a Tyrannosaurus Rex in relation to its size.<\/p>\n<h3>Feather Strong<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44723\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44723\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44723\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/close-up-feathers-px-1952382-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"close up on a parrot's blue feathers\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/close-up-feathers-px-1952382-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/close-up-feathers-px-1952382-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/close-up-feathers-px-1952382-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/close-up-feathers-px-1952382.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/feathers-plumage-blue-parrot-1952382\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manfredrichter\/Pixabay<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ever take a close look at one of your bird\u2019s molted flight feathers? If you gently tug at it, you might notice the little barbs that keep the feather together can be unzipped and effortlessly zipped back together, even to point where it will still repel water. For scientists, the feather\u2019s engineering marvel could potentially lead to better adhesives and aerospace materials. Check out this<a href=\"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2019-01-bird-feather-properties-adhesives-aerospace.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> up-close look<\/a><u>[<\/u><a href=\"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2019-01-bird-feather-properties-adhesives-aerospace.html\">l<\/a>] at the feather\u2019s impressive construction.<\/p>\n<h3>Alex The Cockatiel Wins The Internet<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44212\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44212\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/cockatiel-cage-px-2603450-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"cockatiel perched on cage\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/cockatiel-cage-px-2603450-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/cockatiel-cage-px-2603450-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/cockatiel-cage-px-2603450-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/cockatiel-cage-px-2603450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/bird-birdie-cockatiel-colorful-bird-2603450\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">giovannistrapazzon\/Pixabay<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Need a little inspiration to film your bird\u2019s cute antics or simply love watching birds do adorable things? Meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2019-01-17\/alex-the-honking-bird-brisbane-youtube-star\/10510894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex the honking cockatiel<\/a>, who, according to his person, saw his internet fame suddenly explode when his 43-second YouTube video, posted a year earlier, suddenly garnered a million views.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this bird-centric news roundup, see the tricky way researchers got female budgies to ditch their preferred mates to those trained to solve puzzles, as well as learn as well as who packs a more powerful bite\u2014T-Rex or finch? 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