dancing parrot
April 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized
dancing parrot
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Humans do it, and birds do it, too.
Boston Globe, United States But the more she watched YouTube videos of dancing parrots, the more she began to wonder: "How can we make sure this phenomenon is real?" The finding that parrots can dance to an external beat supports an emerging theory on the origins of dance, … Birds Can Dance, Experts (and Zany Videos) RevealNational Geographic Parrots Join Humans On The Dance FloorNPR Birds can dance, proving humans aren't the only ones with rhythmMongabay.com ZDNet Blogs - Science News all 170 news articles |
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Parrot moves in time to the beat
BBC News, UK Some birds have a remarkable talent for dancing, two studies published in Current Biology suggest. Footage revealed that some parrots have a near-perfect sense of rhythm; swaying their bodies, bobbing their heads and tapping their feet in time to the … |
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News Minute: Chrysler bankruptcy…WHO: call it H1N1 influenza A …
KFVS, MO NEW YORK (AP) - Researchers have figured out what pet owners suspected: dogs and cats don't dance, but birds do. They say they've documented for the first time that some animals "dance" to a musical beat. Those include parrots and the occasional … |
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Dancing with the Birds
LiveScience.com, NY Dancing as we think of it has generally been thought to be a skill that only humans possessed (well, some of us). But a new study finds that certain species of parrot can bob their heads, tap their feet and sway along with the music. … |
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Some vocal-mimicking animals, particularly parrots, can move to a …
EurekAlert (press release), DC Schachner and her colleagues closely studied Alex, a well-known African grey parrot who passed away shortly after the study, and Snowball, a sulphur-crested cockatoo whose humanlike dancing behavior had led to online fame. "Our analyses showed that … |
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Born to dance
ITworld.com, MA In what may be the first example of YouTube being used as a research tool, a pair of studies published in the journal Current Biology found that 15 animal species (14 species of parrot and the Asian elephant) have the ability to dance, a skill that was … |
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Town Commons: What's happening on the South Shore April 30-May 8, 2009
Braintree Forum, MA For the midnight adventure, many businesses open and surfing under the lights at the Red Parrot. 781-925-0472 and 781-925-5665, www.paragoncarousel.com. North River Arts Society presents Emerging Artists, adult students at North River Arts Society. … |
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Movin' on and Groovin' On, St Brides Centre
Scotsman, United Kingdom Particular praise goes to Stacey O'Shea as Jafar's parrot sidekick Iago. Her timing and delivery were superb and would have put many a veteran comedy talent to shame. The strength of the show lay not with individual performances, however, … |
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Scottish artist tells the tale of two towns
Telegraph-Journal, Canada …Parrott saw and did more than the average citizen likely does in a year. She went to church and visited the fire station, the truck stop on Route 1 and the high school. She took in a seniors' card game, Latin line dancing, figure skating and, … |
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'How I Became a Pirate' is a jolly maiden voyage
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI The crew take turns tossing in parrot-voiced interjections that fool him into believing his parrot is real. The pirates - each one a vivid, good-hearted character - and the show's cute tunes and appropriately silly dance numbers are interwoven to … |