These Tiny Birds Get By With A Little Help From Their Friends

𝐆𝐫𝐫π₯π’πœπ’πžπ§π­π’π¬π­, scientist & journalist
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5 min readMay 26

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Individual superb fairy-wrens help their families and friends before helping strangers, suggesting these songbirds recognize which social tier individual birds belong to

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A pair of adult superb fairy-wrens (Malurus cyaneus) in breeding plumage in Ensay, Victoria, Australia. (Credit: benjamint444 / CC BY-SA 3.0)

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𝐆𝐫𝐫π₯π’πœπ’πžπ§π­π’π¬π­, scientist & journalist
Dialogue & Discourse

Written by 𝐆𝐫𝐫π₯π’πœπ’πžπ§π­π’π¬π­, scientist & journalist

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